Deep Sky Images from Snake Valley, Australia

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Deep Sky Images from Snake Valley, Australia

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As I am only new in this Forum I thought I should share some of my images with you.

I have put them all in this one thread so you won't have to keep opening different threads to see them all.

All the following images are taken through a Saxon ED80 on an EQ6 mount using an unmodified Canon 350d DSLR, with a Saxon 120mm Achromat guidescope using a modified Phillips 840k Pro II ToUcam webcam being autoguided through Guidemaster.

All images where taken in the last 7 months in temperatures around Minus 3 Degrees Celsius [smilie=freezing.gif]

I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed imaging them :)


Centaurus 'A' Galaxy

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B-90 Dark Nebula in the Sagittarius Star Cloud

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Cheers, Ken :D

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Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius

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and Close Up

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Trifid Nebula

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M83 Spiral Galaxy

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Markarians Chain of Galaxies in Virgo

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Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo

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Omega Centauri Globular Cluster (now thought to possibly be a Galaxy)

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Carina Nebula in Carina

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NGC6603 small open cluster (centre) in the Sagittarius Star Cloud

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NGC253 Silver Coin Galaxy in Sculptor

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NGC1365 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Fornax

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Prawn Nebula in Scorpius

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NGC300 Spiral Galaxy

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NGC6744 Spiral Galaxy

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NGC4945 the 'Great Edgewise Spiral' Galaxy in Centaurus

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and lastly, a wide-angle image of Centaurus, Crux, and Carina with an 18-35mm lens

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Wow, these are awesome! I love all your images on the different galaxies. I sure hope I can save up enough someday to study overseas in Australia and I'll definitely drop by your astro club! ^_^
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