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a collection of photos by Eric Chesak

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  • After a Day's Work

    After a Day's Work

    Date: August 9, 2013 Camera: Full Spectrum converted Canon 50D Lens: Canon EF24-70 f2.8L Filter:Astronomik Proplanet 742 Clip-in Tripod: Induro AT313 with BH-2 Ball Head Exposure: ISO 100, f11

  • A Desert's Monsoon

    A Desert's Monsoon

    Date: August 9, 2013 Camera: Full Spectrum converted Canon 50D Lens: Canon EF24-70 f2.8L Filter:Astronomik Proplanet 742 Clip-in Tripod: Induro AT313 with BH-2 Ball Head Exposure: ISO 100, f11

  • 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

    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

  • Out to Dry

    Out to Dry

    One segment of several very large drying structures for fish. Full Spectrum Canon 5D Mk II 740nm Pentax 67 Medium Format 55mm lens

  • Desert Memorial

    Desert Memorial

    Date: August 9, 2013 Camera: Full Spectrum converted Canon 50D Lens: Canon EF24-70 f2.8L Filter:Astronomik Proplanet 742 Clip-in Tripod: Induro AT313 with BH-2 Ball Head Exposure: ISO 100, f11

  • Littlefield

    Littlefield

    Littlefield Home, on the UT Campus

  • The Tulip and the Barnards

    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

  • Fenced Beauty 

Organ Mountains, near Las Cruces, NM

Date:July 7, 2012

Camera: Full Spectrum converted Canon 40D
Lens: Canon EF24-70 f2.8L
Filter:Astronomik Proplanet 742 Clip-in
Tripod: Induro AT313 with BH-2 Ball Head
Exposure: ISO 100, f11, 1/60 sec

    Fenced Beauty Organ Mountains, near Las Cruces, NM Date:July 7, 2012 Camera: Full Spectrum converted Canon 40D Lens: Canon EF24-70 f2.8L Filter:Astronomik Proplanet 742 Clip-in Tripod: Induro AT313 with BH-2 Ball Head Exposure: ISO 100, f11, 1/60 sec

  • Wet and Dry

    Wet and Dry

    Date: December 16, 2013 Camera: Full Spectrum converted Canon 50D Lens: Canon EF24-70 f2.8L Filter:Astronomik Proplanet 742 Clip-in Tripod: Early Velbon with Arca Ball Head Exposure: ISO 100, f11

  • Private Time

    Private Time

    A secluded spot on the coast of Andoya in Norway Full Spectrum Canon 5D Mk II 740nm Pentax 67 Medium Format 55mm lens

  • 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

    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

  • Decorated

    Decorated

    Full Spectrum Canon 5D Mk II 740nm Pentax 67 Medium Format 55mm lens

  • NGC1499 - The California Nebula

    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

  • Mine Tours

    Mine Tours

    Shot in Orogrande, NM 742nm IR Canon 50D Canon 24mm TS-e II 3 Frame Panorama

  • Veil-complex Re-shoot - in Ha

Ha - 6 x 30 min @-30C
20,20,20 Calibration frames

Date: 6/25/11

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG with 2 Pixel Dither
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: Polar Scope 0nly

    Veil-complex Re-shoot - in Ha Ha - 6 x 30 min @-30C 20,20,20 Calibration frames Date: 6/25/11 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG with 2 Pixel Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: Polar Scope 0nly

  • The Lean II

    The Lean II

    Full Spectrum Canon 5D Mk II 740nm Pentax 67 Medium Format 55mm lens

  • Sandwitches

    Sandwitches

    One of the several abandoned buildings in Organ, NM. Shot with a full Spectrum Canon 5D MkII, an EF24mm TS-E II lens and a 742nm IR filter. 3 Frame Panorama shot at ISO 100 f/11

  • The Orion Complex -  Hydrogen Alpha
This is an Orion 8-frame mosaic of the Orion area. 
Full Image - 7400 x 8400 pixels or about 62 megapixels

Total Exposure time - 30 hours @ -30C

This image is 8 frames and was shot over 9 nights
Date: 1/12/11, 1/10/11, 1/13/11, 1/17/11, 12/31/10, 1/24/11, 1/26/11, 12/24/10, 12/25/10 

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA
Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm
Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG with 2 Pixel Dither
CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter
Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7
Filters: Baader 50.8mm Hydrogen Alpha

Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT
Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas

Polar Alignment: Polar Alignment Scope only

    The Orion Complex - Hydrogen Alpha This is an Orion 8-frame mosaic of the Orion area. Full Image - 7400 x 8400 pixels or about 62 megapixels Total Exposure time - 30 hours @ -30C This image is 8 frames and was shot over 9 nights Date: 1/12/11, 1/10/11, 1/13/11, 1/17/11, 12/31/10, 1/24/11, 1/26/11, 12/24/10, 12/25/10 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG with 2 Pixel Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: Polar Alignment Scope only

  • Stormy El Paso

    Stormy El Paso

    12/27/15, a winter storm dropped 8-12" of snow on El Paso. Shot from Santa Teresa, NM Shot with a full spectrum Canon 5D MkII, 740nm filter and a Pentax 55mm f/4 lens, at f/11 2 frame Panorama

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  • NGC1499 - California Nebula

    NGC1499 - California Nebula

    Date: 6/25/11 Shot over 7 evenings, 11/27, 12/08, 12/13, 12/24, 12/25, 1/1/11, 1/3/11 Exposure: Mapped in near-true-Color. 13 x 30 Min Ha @-30C 20,20,20 Calibration frames Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini with Ovision Worm Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm Ha, OIII, SII & LRGB Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: Polar Scope 0nly

  • Fill'er Up? - B&W

    Fill'er Up? - B&W

    An abandoned gas station near Ft. Thomas, Arizona. 3-frame portrait panorama -Full spectrum Canon 5D -Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens at F11 https://goo.gl/maps/VCBT0

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    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
    Decorated
    NGC1499 - The California Nebula