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Cowichan Valley Starfinders
The Cowichan Valley Starfinders are a non-profit society who’s mandate is to promote and enjoy amateur astronomy in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Conditions - clear and very dark, dry and 15 deg C.
Equipment - 300mm Canon L series lens with modifed Canon T1i camera on Astrotrack mount.
Exposure - 37 - 2min lights at ISO 800 with darks and flats used for calibration.
Processing in Images Plus and Photoshop.
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M16 Eagle Nebula
Image of M22, the other great globular cluster (along with M13) in the northern sky. It was taken in very dark skies at the Island Star Party.
Details
2010-09-04 at the Island Star Party - Bright Angel Park, Vancouver Island.
Conditions - clear and very dark, Moist and 10 deg C.
Equipment - WO 105mm refractor with modifed Canon T1i camera on HEQ5 mount.
Exposure - 33 - 1min lights at ISO 800 with darks and flats used for calibration.
Processing in Images Plus and Photoshop.
Image of the Wild Duck Cluster taken in very dark skies at the Island Star Party.
Details
2010-09-04 at the Island Star Party - Bright Angel Park, Vancouver Island.
Conditions - clear and very dark, Moist and 10 deg C.
Equipment - WO 105mm refractor with modifed Canon T1i camera on HEQ5 mount.
Exposure - 56 - 1min lights at ISO 800 with darks and flats used for calibration.
Processing in Images Plus and Photoshop.
Wide field study of the Cygnus region using a 50mm lens to obtain 5 images covering the whole constellation and surroundings. Following the fifth image is a mosaic obtained by combining the individual images.
Details:-
Equipment - Modified Canon 350D on Astrotrack mount.
Exposure - each image is a stack of 5 to 19 light frames taken at f/4 and ISO 200 for 4 min each.
Processing - Frames were aligned and digitally developed in Images plus and the mosaic was done in Photoshop.
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