Astrophotography IAS, Hakos 2015

Trifid Nebula - M20 or NGC 6514

Trifid Nebula – M20 or NGC 6514, 32 x 300s

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy - M83 or NGC 5236

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy – M83 or NGC 5236, 30 x 300s

Omega Centauri - NGC 5139

Omega Centauri – NGC 5139, 24 x 90s

NGC 6726, 6727, 6729, IC 4812 in Corona Australis

NGC 6726, 6727, 6729, IC 4812 in Corona Australis

NGC 6188

NGC 6188, 24 x 300s

IC 4603 and Rho Ophiuchi

IC 4603 and Rho Ophiuchi, 16 x 300s

Centaurus A - NGC 5128

Centaurus A – NGC 5128, 25 x 300s

Cat's Paw Nebula - NGC 6334

Cat’s Paw Nebula – NGC 6334, 16 x 300s

IAS Observatory, Hakos, Namibia
20″ Philipp Keller Cassegrain primary focus @ 1500mm f/3
Liebscher Mount with FS2
Off axis guiding with Lodestar X2, dithering with BackyardEOS and PHD2
Canon 5D Mark II (a) or 5D Mark III (unmod), varying crop
Varying # of subs and exposure, see above, ISO 800 + sky flats/bias, no darks
Image processing DeepSkyStacker, Lightroom, Photoshop

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