M42 - The Orion Nebula + NGC1977 - The Running Man Nebula This was among the first of my successful deep sky images Date: 1/08/2010 This is a combination of 3 night of data, at different exposures. Exposure: 65 x 90 seconds 40 x 15 seconds Calibration 20,20,20 (Dark, Flat, Bias) Telescope: Stellarvue SV80ST Mount: G11 Guider: Meade DSI Pro through 300mm Lens - Custom mount Camera: Canon 30D - unmodified + Televue TRF-2008 Flattener/Reducer Fiter Wheel: N/A Filters: Astronomik CLS Clip-in Software: Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: Losmandy Polar Scope Published on Stellarvue.com - Shot of the Week, 1/23/2010

M45 - The Pleiades Date: 11/28/11 This is a combination of 2 night of data. RGB - 10 x 1min each LRGB - 5 x 5 minutes each Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, with 2 Px dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm LRGB Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

Widefield view of the Double Cluster (Caldwell 14) ~1.5 hours of LRGB L=10x300s R=10x60 G=10x60 B=10x60 Calibration 20,20,10 flats of each LRGB Date: 11/22/11 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, with 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm LRGB Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

NGC7822 Date: 8/26/11, 11/26/11, 11/28/11 This is a combination of 3 night of data, at different exposures. Ha-6 x 30 min OIII-5x30 RGB- 7 x 5 min Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, With 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm LRGB, Ha & OIII Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

IC2177 - The Seagull Nebula Date: 2/22/11, 2/23/11, 3/5/11 This is a combination of 3 night of data, at different exposures. Ha - 9 x 30 min RGB - 20 x 1min each Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, With 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB, Ha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

IC1848 The Soul Nebula - Mapped to HST Pallet Date: 10/1/11, 10/9/11, 10/14/11, 11/16/11 This is a combination of 4 night of data. Ha -8 x 30 min SII -8 x 30 min OIII - 6 x 30 min RGB - 20 x 1min each Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, With 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB, Ha, OIII, SII Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax Dedicated to my Dad

M42 - The Orion Nebula + NGC1977 - The Running Man Nebula Date: 11/26/2011, 12/25/2011, 12/25/2010 This is a combination of 3 night of data, at different exposures. Ha - 6 x 1800s OIII - 4 x 1800s RGB - 5 x 300s RGB - 5 x 60s RGB - 10 x 10s Calibration 20,20,10 Flats on RGB frames, 20 flats on all others Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: G11 Gemini w/ Ovision Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB, Ha, OIII Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

SH2-129 - Flying Bat Nebula Date: September 4, 10, 18 & 19 - 2010 This is a combination of 4 night of data, at different exposures. 6 hours of Ha 1 Hour of RGB (20x 60s each) Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: G11 Gemini w/ Ovision Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, With PHD CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB, Ha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax

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NGC1499 - The California Nebula

Date: 1/27/10, 12/08/10, 12/13/10, 12/24/10, 12/25/10, 1/1/11, 1/3/11 This is a combination of 7 night of data, Mapped in Near-True-Color. 15 x 30 min SII 13 x 30 Min Ha 7 x 30 Min OIII 60 x 1 Min RGB (20 Each) Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Losmandy Ovision G11 Gemini Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, with 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm LRGB, Ha & OIII Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: Polar Scope Only

The Tulip and the Barnards

Date: Shot over 5 nights in 2013 - 9/21, 9/23, 9/24, 9/28, 9/29 This is a combination of 5 night of data: 4 x 30 min SII 10 x 30 Min Ha 16 x 30 Min OIII 60 x 1 Min RGB (20 Each) Calibration 20,20,20 16 hours of total integration time Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-physics Mach1 GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, with 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Astrodon 3nm Ha, OIII and SII, Baader 50.8mm LRGB, Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax - Error

M78

Date: o4/01/11 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, with 2 Px dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB + 7nm Ha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax