CCD Images


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CB211 Cookbook Camera

This image was taken on Oct. 15th from my front yard and is one of my first.

Saturn thumbnailSaturn .3 sec. exp. - LX3 MTS 8in. SCT with eyepiece projection - Processed with BATCHPIX
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CB245 Cookbook Camera

These images were taken at the '96 Winter Star Party

Sombrero thumbnail

 M104 - Sombrero Galaxy 6 X 10 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 - Processed with MULTI245

M51 thumbnail

 M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy 7 X 10 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 - Processed with MULTI245

M101 thumbnail

 M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy 4 X 10 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 - Processed with MULTI245

NGC5139 thumbnail

 NGC5139 Omega Centauri 5 X 10 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 - Processed with MULTI245

Horsehead thumbnail

 Horsehead Neb. 5 X 10 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 - Processed with MULTI245 and PhotoShop

© S. R. Rackley IV Feb. 1996-2000

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CB245 Cookbook Camera

These images were taken in my front yard on Aug. 22, 1998
With this set of images, I noticed that my CCD chip was not centered. Notice the vignette around the upper left of the images.

Dark current reduction was ON
Binning set at External 378wide
Dark subtract was ON
Gamma LUT was OFF

M10 thumbnail

 M10 - 9 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M11 thumbnail

 M11 - 7 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M12 thumbnail

 M12 - 5 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M13 thumbnail

 M13 - 5 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M14 thumbnail

 M14 - 4 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M15 thumbnail

 M15 - 10 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M17 thumbnail

 M17 - 8 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

M31 thumbnail

 M31 - 9 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : NOIS parm=2 GAMS .01 .999 1.6 :
also scaled with Photoshop

© S. R. Rackley IV Aug. 1998-2000

All Rights Reserved

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CB245 Cookbook Camera

This image was taken at the Mid Atlantic Star party on Oct. 16, 1998
Dark current reduction was ON
Binning set at External 378wide
Dark subtract was ON
Gamma LUT was OFF
More to come as they are processed.

NGC7331 thumbnail

 NGC7331 - 6 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with MULTI245 : GAMS .01 .999 1.4 :
also scaled with Photoshop

NGC7331Y thumbnail

 NGC7331 - 10 X 30 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -
Processed with:
MULTI245 - Prescaled at 4
CB245 - LG .0001 .9999 .999 ; HS 1.2 .02 ; PU 1.5 1.25
This is the same data as in the image shown above.
I attempted to use the LG and the HS to mimick the Palomar photo in Burnham's Celestial Handbook.

© S. R. Rackley IV Oct. 1998-2000

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CB245 Cookbook Camera

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION) These images were taken at the WSP 2000
Dark current reduction was ON
Binning set at External 378wide
Dark subtract was ON
Gamma LUT was OFF
More to come as they are processed.

x thumbnail

 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -


Y thumbnail

 sec. exp. - LX200 at F6.3 -

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© S. R. Rackley IV Feb. 2000

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