Images from La Palma

 

 

Here are some of my images and photo's from my recent trip to La Palma in June 2007.
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The Observing site a few minutes walk from the Villa "Casa Rosabel"
here you can see myself with the main instrument a 10" f4 Schmidt-Newtonian
mounted on a older version EQ6. 

 

 

 

 

M8 : The Lagoon Nebula.
10 x 60 seconds, Ha, RGB
William Optics ZS 66 telescope &
Atik 16HR ccd camera.
Meade LXD55 mount, unguided

 

 

 

 

 

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M16 : The Eagle Nebula.
20 x 30 seconds, Ha, LRGB
Meade 10" f4 Schmidt-Newtonian &
Atik 16HR ccd camera.
EQ6 mount,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General view of an array of observatories                                         Gordon & Peter
with the William Herschel to the left.
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M20: The Triffid Nebula.
5 x 30 seconds,  Ha, LRGB
10" f4 Schmidt-Newtonian &
Atik 16HR ccd camera, unguided
EQ6 mount.

 

 

 

 

 

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M17: The Swan Nebula.
20 x 30 seconds LRGB
William Optics ZS66 telescope &
Atik 16HR ccd camera, unguided.
LXD55 mount.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The 4.2 metre William Herschel Telescope:

John, Gordon and Peter
Outside the William Herschel Observatory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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M4: Globular Cluster.   5 x 60 seconds LRGB
ZS 66 & Atik 16HR ccd, LXD55 mount.

 

 

 

 

 

NGC5139: Omega Centuri
5 x 60 seconds LRGB, unguided
10" f4 Schmidt-Newtonian & Eq6 mount
Atik 16HR ccd camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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M83: Galaxy
25 x 30 seconds Luminance &
15 x 30 seconds RGB, unguided
10" f4 Schmidt-Newtonian & EQ6
Atik 16HR ccd camera

 

 

Left: Paul next to Imaging array on the Isaac Newton Telescope.
Right: John Mills with his baby the Jacobs Kapteyn Telescope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milky Way from La Palma:
Canon 350d, 55mm lens.   1 x 2 minute exposures.
ISO 800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC5128: Centaurus "A" Galaxy.
20 x 30 seconds LRGB, unguided
10" f4 Schmidt-Newtonian & Eq6 mount
Atik 16HR ccd camera.