Island Star Party 2010

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.

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.

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.

The Island Star Party for 2010 was at Bright Angel Park and the very dark sky opened each night to give us wonderful views.
Details
2010-09-04 at Bright Angel Park, Vancouvcer Island.
Clear very dark skies but moist in the am.
Equipment - Canon T1i with cobbled fisheye lens and tripod mount.
Exposure - 16 - 30s exposures with 8 dark frames for calibration.
Processing in Deep Sky Stacker.