Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Pelican Nebula re-process.

Pelican Nebula by Mick Hyde
Pelican Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Monday, April 08, 2013

M101 re-process 3

M101 re-process 3 by Mick Hyde
M101 re-process 3, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

The Soul Nebula

The Soul Nebula by Mick Hyde
The Soul Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Pelican Nebula - IC5070

Pelican Nebula - IC5070 by Mick Hyde
Pelican Nebula - IC5070, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Bubble Nebula

Bubble Nebula by Mick Hyde
Bubble Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Widefield M13 Ha LRGB

Widefield M13 Ha LRGB by Mick Hyde
Widefield M13 Ha LRGB, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

North American Nebula

North American Nebula by Mick Hyde
North American Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Small portion of the North American Nebula. It's HUGE!

Crescent Nebula inverse

Crescent Nebula inverse by Mick Hyde
Crescent Nebula inverse, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Inverted to show the interstellar dust.

Crescent Nebula HaRGB

Crescent Nebula HaRGB by Mick Hyde
Crescent Nebula HaRGB, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Always wanted to photograph this object :-)

Rosette HaRGB

Rosette HaRGB by Mick Hyde
Rosette HaRGB, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Re-process with RGB and better colour rendition.

Monday, April 01, 2013

M101 - 300313

M101 - 300313 by Mick Hyde
M101 - 300313, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Rosetta Nebula (false colour)

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

M81 M82 cropped

M81 M82 cropped by Mick Hyde
M81 M82 cropped, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Thursday, March 14, 2013

M42 with Atik 460ex

M42 by Mick Hyde
M42, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Takahashi clamshell CGE mount fit.

Here's how to fit a Takahashi 'clamshell' holder to a Celestron CGE mount.

The only addition was a couple of screws and nuts either side of the metric one supplied with the 7" plate.

Bought from :- First Light Optics. DUP7-M Metric.

The other thing you'll need is a lighter counter balance weight.




Monday, February 25, 2013

What are the payload weights of Celestron mounts?






These are the payload weights of (mostly) current mounts:
MountPayload (pounds)
CGE Pro90
CGE65
CGEM DX50
CGEM40
Advanced GT (CG-5)35
NexStar 6/8SE12
NexStar 4/5SE10
AllView  9
SkyProdigy  8
NexStar SLT  8
LCM  5
Omni (CG-4)20


Useful info lifted from the Celestron Site.

M81-M82 Atik test

M81-M82 Atik test by Mick Hyde
M81-M82 Atik test, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

First light from last week.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Moon 190213

Moon 190213 by Mick Hyde
Moon 190213, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Takahashi Sky 90 and Atik 460EX (It shouldn't really be used for this)

Atik 460EX Test Shot - It works :-)

New Atik 460EX arrived today.

Thursday, February 07, 2013

M51 - 060213

M51 - 060213 by Mick Hyde
M51 - 060213, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

C9.25, Canon 50D, 60 x 2mins 1600ISO
Processed in DSS and PS

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The moon - 150113 [explored] on Flickr

The moon - 150113 by Mick Hyde
The moon - 150113, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.
64 image mosaic.