Saturday night was sucker hole imaging. The QSI 532 camera was put in 3x3 bin mode. Multiple exposure at 30 seconds were taken until the hole closed up. Clouds caused the bright stars to be very large. There was no time to set up guiding.

West edge of IC1805, 2 x 30 seconds images stacked

M97 and M108, 11 x 30 seconds images stacked

M51, 22 x 30 seconds images stacked

M101, 12 x 30 seconds images stacked

M63, 8 x 30 seconds images stacked

M27, 19 x 30 seconds images stacked

M3, 10 x 30 seconds images stacked

Photo Information

• North is top edge and west is right edge
  
• No Guiding

Observing Information

• OBS-Location: OMSI Hancock Field Station OR
• DATE TIME Local = 5/3/2008 10:37 PM to 5/4/2008 3:53 AM PDT

QSI Imaging Equipment on Pentax

• QSI 532ws-M1 CCD camera
• Pentax 75mm SDHF APO 3-element design refractor (f/6.7 focal ratio, 500mm focal length) telescope
• The telescope mount is the Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sirius EQ-G with GoTo Controller

Imaging Processing

• AIP4WIN V2.2.18 Beta
• Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL V4.61

Monitor Test Pattern

The following test pattern is to help you adjust your monitor to best view the CCD astro images. The test pattern is used for adjusting monitor brightness, and contrast. Adjust monitor brightness and contrast to see all 16 gray scale levels. The most important adjustment when viewing astro images is to see the differences in all of the black bands.

© 1998-2008 David Haworth