Star Party at TJC Center for Earth & Space Science Education

I brought my photo rig with me and here's what I shot.

M13 - Hercules Cluster
Shooting nearly straight up gave me a pretty clear view of this globular cluster.

M13 - Hercules Cluster

Dumbbell Nebula
My first time trying for this one.

Dumbbell Nebula

Mars

For 5 years I've wanted to see features on Mars.  Last night I finally did and here is the proof :)

Mars in motion (5 frames rotating back and forth).

Here are the 5 keepers from my shoot.

Shot 7 Still

Stellarium Screengrab for reference

Day and Night viewing

This is my first decent sun picture.

• Stellarvue SV70ED
• Canon EOS T3i unmodified
• Orion glass solar filter
• 25 shots stacked using Registax 6
• ISO 100
• 1/500th of a second shutter speed

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This is my first try for the Crab Nebula (Messier 1)

• Stellarvue SV70ED
• Canon EOS T3i unmodified
• 10 shots stacked using Deep Sky Stacker / then Photoshop for levels
• ISO 1600
• 90 sec exposure (15 min total exposure)

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