ASTROPHOTOS with the Celestron C9.25"


Pictures on this page were taken with the MX5c bought from AVA - CLICK HERE

 CLICK ON ANY OF THE THUMBNAILS BELOW FOR A FULL SIZE PICTURE





M64, the Black Eye Galaxy, 7.5 minute LRGB composite
 


M51, More resolved than the 5" A/P scope. 6 Minute composite, f/7
MX5c with new higher sensitivity chip. Not colorized.
 


The moon ain't smooth. .02 seconds on the A/P 600 E mount. f/10
 


NGC 2903, 7 minute composite.. could have used more
time at f/10 - A/P mount
 


The Siamese Twins, NGC4567/4568, 9.5 minute composite
 


1999 Jupiter shots
Larger scale
 


I have devoted a whole page to the growing number of M27 shots I have taken
with this scope. For my latest images of M27 just click on the above thumbprint!
 


Mars on 4/8/99, 0800GMT.. a merged image! Includes an image from the
C9.25" + an image from the 5.1" EDF. Now that I think about it, I have no idea
how I got the ccd camera on in the same orientation.
 


I have taken several images of the Crab Nebula,
M1.. Click Here to reach that page!
 
 


Mars on the other side featuring Syrtis Major, and Hellas (white). Hellas is often
confused for the south polar cap, which is NOT visible.   4/19/99 (South is
bottom right)
 


The Eskimo Nebula is so very, very blue! Composite of about 15, 25s, 40s, and 70s images, LRGB
 
 


This dimmer planetary is hard to image, ngc1501
 
 

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