Piggy Back

How often does an amateur astronomer get to use a 2.3 meter telescope for astrophotography? And even better - use it only to piggy-back their cameras on the massive 6 ton mount to use as a tracking platform. Well - here are a few shots taken with such a setup.



NGC 2239 through a Canon EOS 5D and a 400mm lens. This is a sum of 25 5 minute exposures at F/4.0. Processed with ImagePlus and PSCS3.



M33 shot through a 6" F/9 APO refractor with 0.63 Focal Reducer onto a Canon EOS 1D MKIIN. 32 4 minute exposures at F/5.6 processed with ImagePlus and PSCS3.



IC434 shot through a 6" F/9 APO refractor with 0.63 Focal Reducer onto a Canon EOS 1D MKIIN. 35 5 minute exposures at F/5.6 processed with ImagePlus and PSCS3.