Geoff Chester 

Geoff's adventures with a DSI. See my other astropix at: http://jeffhotep.home.comcast.net/astro/astropix.html

Messier 15, maged 2004 DEC 03  (UT) from Alexandria, VA, USA with a Celestar-8 20-cm SCT, f/6.3 focal reducer, and Meade DSI CCD Camera.  30 10-sec. exposures stacked and processed with RegiStax 3.0, final processing done with PhotoShop Elements 2.0 and The GIMP 2.2.
Messier 15, maged 2004 DEC 03 (UT) from Alexandria, VA, USA with a Celestar-8 20-cm SCT, f/6.3 focal reducer, and Meade DSI CCD Camera. 30 10-sec. exposures stacked and processed with RegiStax 3.0, final processing done with PhotoShop Elements 2.0 and The GIMP 2.2. - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Imaged 2005 June 18 (UT) from Alexandria, VA, USA with a Celestar-8 20-cm SCT, f/6.3 focal reducer, and Meade DSI CCD Camera.  50 2-sec. exposures stacked and processed with K3CCDTools 2.4, final processing done with PhotoShop Elements 2.0.
Imaged 2005 June 18 (UT) from Alexandria, VA, USA with a Celestar-8 20-cm SCT, f/6.3 focal reducer, and Meade DSI CCD Camera. 50 2-sec. exposures stacked and processed with K3CCDTools 2.4, final processing done with PhotoShop Elements 2.0. - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Messier 1, imaged from Alexandria, VA, 2004 December 3.  20-cm (8-inch) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, f/6.3 focal reducer, and a Meade DSI CCD camera.  Composite of 25 frames of 11-second exposures, stacked with RegiStax 3.0, final processing with The GIMP 2.2 and PhotoShop Elements 2.0.
Messier 1, imaged from Alexandria, VA, 2004 December 3. 20-cm (8-inch) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, f/6.3 focal reducer, and a Meade DSI CCD camera. Composite of 25 frames of 11-second exposures, stacked with RegiStax 3.0, final processing with The GIMP 2.2 and PhotoShop Elements 2.0. - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Messier 42, imaged from Alexandria, VA, 2004 December 18.  20-cm (8-inch) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, f/6.3 focal reducer, and a Meade DSI CCD camera.  3 stitched images, each a composite of 25 frames of 4-second exposures, stacked with RegiStax 3.0, final processing with The GIMP 2.2 and PhotoShop Elements 2.0.
Messier 42, imaged from Alexandria, VA, 2004 December 18. 20-cm (8-inch) f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, f/6.3 focal reducer, and a Meade DSI CCD camera. 3 stitched images, each a composite of 25 frames of 4-second exposures, stacked with RegiStax 3.0, final processing with The GIMP 2.2 and PhotoShop Elements 2.0. - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Messier 16, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8.  Image made at Fishers Island, NY
Messier 16, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8. Image made at Fishers Island, NY - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Messier 8, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8.  Image made at Fishers Island, NY
Messier 8, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8. Image made at Fishers Island, NY - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Messier 17, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8.  Image made at Fishers Island, NY
Messier 17, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8. Image made at Fishers Island, NY - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Messier 11, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8.  Image made at Fishers Island, NY
Messier 11, imaged 8/11/05 with a Synta 80mm f/5 Short Tube refractor and a Meade DSI piggybacked on a Celestar-8. Image made at Fishers Island, NY - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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Imaged 2005 SEP 9 ~0330 UT.  14-cm f/3.64 Celestron
Imaged 2005 SEP 9 ~0330 UT. 14-cm f/3.64 Celestron "Comet Catcher" with Lumicon Deep Sky nebula filter. 20 4-second frames processed with Noiseware and PhotoShop Elements. Image made in my front yard in Alexandria, VA. - Geoff Chester (StarryEyeGuy)
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