Photos that I took for Meade's 2005 Messier Marathon Contest
1M16 Eagle Nebula. Taken at home on 04/14/05. Meade LX200 GPS 8" scope DSI-C camera, alt/az mount. 10-20 seconds/image, total time 65 minutes in center.
2M37 Cluster in Auriga. Taken at home on 04/05/05. Meade LX200 GPS 8" scope, DSI-C camera,alt/az mount, IRB filter. 3x3 mosaic, 10 seconds/frame, 60 frames/sector, total time 90 minutes. Photo was submitted to Meade contest and featured in Sky and Telescope advertisement.
3M53 Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices. Taken at home on 04/28/05 and 04/29/05. Meade LX200 GPS 8" scope, DSI-C camera, alt/az mount. No IRB filter. 10 seconds/image, total time 176 minutes. 2x2 drizzle with half of the quadrants exposed on each night.
4M97 Owl Nebula. Taken at home on 04/04/05 and 04/09/05. Meade LX200 GPS 8" scope, DSI-C camera, alt/az mount, various filters. 10 seconds/image, total time 136 minutes.
5M100 Galaxy in Coma Berenices. Taken at H2O on 05/02/05. Meade LX200 GPS 8" scope, DSI-C camera, alt/az mount. 10 seconds/image, total time 135 minutes. 2x2 drizzle with extra images in the center.