Now is the time dust down the scopes, collimate the lenses and generally get prepared for dark night ahead. End of September now and Outdoor Bowls are in their bag and only the Prize awards to look forward to. So time to turn my attention to Stargazing. Well deep space astronomy is my preferred topic. I tried some early evening shots of M33 Galaxy but quality of seeing was not really good enough to present the results.
But during the wee hours of the morning, getting on for 3am now, I could see our beloved Orion Nebula rising. Well this is normally a target in January - February when it is high in the sky towards the south-west. So it was a novelty I couldn't resist now. This photo is using the Starlight Xpress MX7C single shot coloured camera and is the sum of several 5 minute shots. I normally use my DSLR camera on this object but the outcome using the smaller sized but more sensitive camera.
But during the wee hours of the morning, getting on for 3am now, I could see our beloved Orion Nebula rising. Well this is normally a target in January - February when it is high in the sky towards the south-west. So it was a novelty I couldn't resist now. This photo is using the Starlight Xpress MX7C single shot coloured camera and is the sum of several 5 minute shots. I normally use my DSLR camera on this object but the outcome using the smaller sized but more sensitive camera.
Now looking forward to darker skies.
