Image taken at Perth Observatory Smoke from nearby fire in the atmosphere. Also see Cropped version. First attempt to use Canon 50mm EF f/1.8 at f/3.2 lens piggbacked on EQ mount/telescope. May be the smoke from a fire, but disappointed with the flare around Betelgeuse bottom left and Rigel top right. Please to pick out Orion Neb, Horsehead and Flame Neb as well as M78 and a hint of the wider nebulosity in Orion. Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens @f/3.2, Ambient 10C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.2 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Imaged at Perth Observatory Orion Star trails during Geminids Meteor shower - unsuccessful attempt after XMAS BBQ. Cropped version for Worth1000 Calendar challenge. DeepSkyStacker 3.3.4 Stacked 100% (249) of 249 Images ISO 800 @ 15 Sec (Max, NoAlign), 0 DARK @ 120 Sec, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 Canon 60D with Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX II lens at f/4.0 on fixed tripod.
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