Messier Objects
I highly recommend a book on Charles Messier and the creation of this catalogue - Atlas of Messier Objects, 2008 by Ronald Stoyan.
Note: This gallery should be automatically sorted by Messier #.
Messier M20 - NGC 6514 - Gum 76 - Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius - 3/8/2013 (Processed stack)
Imaged at Kokerbin Rock, Kwolyin (between Quairading and Bruce Rock)
Not quite focused and some flattness issues, particularly bottom right
DeepSkyStacker 3.3.3b51 Stacked 100% of 3 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 32 DARK @ 120 Sec 14C, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5
Telescope - Jean Marie Locci's PowerNewt 200mm f/2.8 with Coma Corrector, no filters, Canon 40D DSLR field 70'x106', Ambient 12C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Teleskop Service OAG9 Off Axis Guider with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
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