Caldwell Objects
A late 20th century amateur object catalogue of 109 objects to accompany the Messier catalogue, created by Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (March 1923 – 9 December 2012)
I recommend a book entitled 'The Caldwell Objects' by Stephen James O'Meara, 2002
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Caldwell #.
Read MoreI recommend a book entitled 'The Caldwell Objects' by Stephen James O'Meara, 2002
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Caldwell #.
Large Magellanic Cloud - 1/12/2018 (Processed stack)
Imaged at Perth Observatory.
My first reasonably well tracked outing with this lens and semi-dark skies.
DeepSkyStacker 4.4.1 Stacked 80% (33) of 42 Images ISO 1600 @ 30 Sec, 25 DARK @ 120 Sec, 32 BIAS, 16 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
Pentax SMC Takumar 200mm f/4, 37mm stop ring to f/5.4, M42/EOS adapter, Hoya UV filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 381' x 254' , Ambient ~15C. SkyWatcher Star Adventurer EQ mount unguided sidereal drive.
CaldwellC103 NGC2070 30 Doradus Tarantula NebulaConstellationDoradoGalactic NebulaGalaxyLarge Magellanic CloudLMCNGCNGC2070 Caldwell 103 30 Doradus Tarantula Nebula
From 2018 Refocusing 2
