Date Taken: 08/30/2009 Photographer:
Jimmy E. Location: Boiling Springs, SC
Telescope:
Orion EON 120mm f/7.5 ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount:
Orion Atlas EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Camera:
Canon Rebel XT Processing: Stacked with DeepSkyStacker, Processed with Adobe Photoshop CS2 Exposure: 36 X 5 min. Exposures Other Equipment Used: Orion Starshoot Autoguider
If you're looking for a heavy duty GoTo mount for all your observing or astrophotography needs, the Orion Atlas EQ-G computerized GoTo telescope mount is perfect. It supports up to 40lbs and finds over 42,900 celestial objects with pushbutton ease.
The Orion StarShoot is an easy-to-use, affordable autoguider for long-exposure astrophotography. Plug it into an autoguider port on your mount and let it do the work for you. It comes with the software and cables needed to work right out of the box!