NGC 7635 (The Bubble Nebula) & M52
Altoona, PA USA
Target: NGC 7635 (The Bubble Nebula) & M52
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: QHY9M
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using a SSAG through a Stellarvue SV66ED
Software: acquisition - MaxIm DL 5, post processing - CCDSoft, AstroArt & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 3 x 5 minutes, Binned at 2x2. No darks or flats.
Comments: First images with QHY9M. Not centered or anything special. Just testing out the camera and getting used to it.
I had to adjust the coma corrector's distance, etc.
Basically shooting in the glow of Logan Town Centre. Field of view is approximately 76.26 x 56.83 arcminutes.
QHY9M,Astro-Tech 8 Inch Imaging Newtonian
All Images Copyright by Bill Worley