Deepsky (Messier) Objects

Images captured with an unmodded Canon 350d on a mini-EQ mount.

The following lenses have been used: a Hanimex f6.3 400mm and a range of Pentax SMC Takumar lenses (300mm, 135mm and 50mm).

M1 The Crab Nebula
M1 The Crab Nebula - 20081218 - 46X30s images at ISO400 - 300mm SMC Takumar lens
M1 The Crab Nebula
 M13 The Great Hercules Cluster
M13 globular cluster in Hercules - 20070508 - 34X30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M13 The Great Hercules Cluster
 M27 The Dumbbell Nebula
M27 The Dumbbell Nebula - 20070729 - 35x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M27 The Dumbbell Nebula
 M31 The Andromeda Galaxy
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy - 20081028 - 30x30s images at ISO800 - SMC Takumar 300mm lens
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy
M33 The Pinwheel Galaxy
M33 The Pinwheel Galaxy - 20081030 - 39x30s images at ISO800 - SMC Takumar 300mm lens
M33 The Pinwheel Galaxy
 M35 Open Cluster Gemini
M35 Open Cluster in Gemini - 20120126 - 32 x 30s images at ISO1600 - 135mm SMC takumar lens with CLS filter
M35 Open Cluster Gemini
 M36+M37+M38 and Mars
Auriga with M36, M37 and M38 and Mars! - 20080211 - 29x30s images at ISO800 - 50mm lens
M36+M37+M38 and Mars
 M42 The Great Nebula in Orion + M43
M42 The Orion Nebula - 20070114 - 26x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M42 The Great Nebula in Orion + M43
Orion Nebulae
Orion Nebulae - 20120123 - 89 x 45s frames ISO 800 - 135mm SMC Takumar lens with CLS filter
Orion Nebulae
 M44 The Beehive Cluster
M44 The Beehive Cluster - 20080304 - 40x30s images at ISO800 - 135mm lens
M44 The Beehive Cluster
 M45 The Pleiades (300mm)
M45 The Pleiades - 20081228 - 87X30s images at ISO800 - 300mm SMC Takumar lens
M45 The Pleiades (300mm)
 M45 The Pleiades (400mm)
M45 The Pleiades - 20071210 - 56x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M45 The Pleiades (400mm)
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy - 20070315 - 28x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
 M57 The Ring Nebula
M57 The Ring Nebula - 20070606 - 24x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M57 The Ring Nebula
 M65+M66+NGC3628 The Leo triplet
M65, M66 and NGC3628 The Leo Triplet - 20080328 - 31x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M65+M66+NGC3628 The Leo triplet
 M76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula
M76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula - 20081028 - 12x30s images at ISO800 - SMC Takumar 300mm lens
M76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula
M81 + M82
M81 and M82 - 20080226 - 42x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M81 + M82
 M101
M101 (and NGC5422, NGC5473, NGC5485 and NGC 5474) - 20070418 - 56x30s images at ISO800 - 400mm lens
M101
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