Date Taken: 01/19/2013 Photographer:
Alan B. Location: Riceville, TN
Other Telescope:
Orion EON 80mm f/6.25
Other Mount:
Celestron CGEM
Other Camera:
Canon 7D unmodifed w/CLS filter Processing: Stacked in DSS and processed in CS5 Exposure: 102x2 minutes (40x15 seconds for the core) plus darks and flats Other Equipment Used: Orion Short Tube 80mm, Orion Starshoot Autoguider, Orion Dew Zapper, Orion 12.5mm Reticle Eyepiece Notes: Taken from a yellow/orange zone and with a 59% illuminated moon so I had to take tons of relatively short subs.
The Orion SkyView Pro 8 is great for the intermediate astronomer. Images are much brighter and sharper than with a 6" reflector. The large focal length allows you to resolve fine detail at high powers. It can be upgraded to GoTo at any time.
The 90mm ID Orion Telescope Tube rings fit the Orion AstroView, Explorer 90 Refractor Telescopes, Orion ShortTube 80 Refractor Telescope, and the 80mm f/11 telescope optical tube assembly.
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!
The Dew Zapper Pro is an advanced telescope dew prevention system that powers up to 4 dew-eliminating heating bands for all your opticals. Each heating band has a separate temperature control knob and each band (sold separately) is very efficient.
The 12.5mm Orion Illuminated Plossl Telescope Eyepiece is great for accurately aligning your computerized telescope because the LED illuminated double crossline will tell you when the star is dead center. Also use it for guiding during an exposure.