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Show me the pictures!
Last updated October 22, 2005.

If you've stayed out in the cold this long, then its time to come inside....

Below, you will find images of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, galaxies, nebulae, globular clusters, comets, the sun, and the moon. You can also find a list of the equipment and software that I use.

(Click on the thumbnails to see the entire image).

Enjoy!

Andre Paquette
(andre@paquettefamily.ca)

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Mars:

	October 21, 2005: CPC800, 3x barlow, NexImage IR/UV exclude used as RGB, 400/1000 frames RAW mode used in camera
	October 20, 2005: CGE1100, 3x barlow, NexImage IR/UV exclude used as RGB, 600/1000 frames RAW mode used in camera
	October 2, 2005: CGE1100, 2.5x barlow, NexImage IR-only used as luminance, IR/UV exclude used as RGB
	September 28, 2005: CGE1100, 3x barlow, NexImage
	September 3, 2005: CGE1100, 2.5x barlow, NexImage Taken in the day
	August 25, 2005: CGE1100, 3x barlow, NexImage
	August 16, 2003: Olympus 3020, NS8GPS Multiple images combined with Registax
	August 13, 2003: Olympus 3020, NS8GPS Multiple images combined with Registax
	July 19, 2001: 416XTE, NS8GPS 7 red @ 180ms, 7 green @ 300ms, 7 blue @ 850ms Note: eyepiece projection

Jupiter:

	May 18, 2005 NexImage, CPC8, 2.5x barlow
	March 29, 2004 NexImage, CGE1100, 2x barlow
	March 28, 2004 NexImage, CGE1100 AVI of 3 moon transit
	March 20, 2004: NexImage, CGE1100, 2x barlow
	March 13, 2004: NexImage, CGE1000, 2x barlow Shadow of moon on planet
	March 10, 2004 NexImage, CGE1100
	May 5, 2003: 416XTE, NS8GPS 10 images @ 750ms each, 15mm eyepiece projection
	March 18, 2003 Olympus 3020, NS8GPS 32 images @ 40ms each, ISO 100 15mm eyepiece, F/10
	March 12, 2002: 416XTE, NS8GPS 10 red, green, & blue @ 350ms using eyepiece projection to achieve ~F/22

Saturn:

	January 20, 2005 NexImage, CGE1100, 2x barlow
	April 5, 2004 NexImage, CGE1100, 2x barlow
	March 13, 2004 NexImage, CGE1100, 2x barlow
	November 8, 2003: Olympus 3020, NS8GPS 84 stacked images
	November 19, 2002: Olympus 3020, NS8GPS 47 stacked images of 1/5 second each, ISO 100 26mm eyepiece, F/10
	December 8, 2001: 416XTE, NS8GPS 10 red, 10 green, 10 blue @ 85ms

Galaxies:

	September 3, 2005: NGC7331 CGE1100, ST10, clear 16x600s
	July 3, 2005: M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy M51 with and without supernova
	May 13, 2005: M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy CPC8, unguided SBIG ST2000-XM with CFW8a, binning=3 30x60s L, 10x30s R,G,B
	May 12, 2004: M51 - The Whirlpool galaxy CGE1100 with F6.3 reducer, guided SBIG ST2000-XM with CFW8a 8 clear, 5 red, 5 green, 5 blue @ 5 minutes each

Nebulae:

	August 26, 2005: Part of the Veil nebula Advanced-GT with 8" OTA, ST2000, binning=2 4x1200s HA
	August 9, 2005: M27 - Dumbell Nebula CGE1100, ST2000, binning=2 3x1800s HA, 15x180s R, G, B
	July 30, 2005: M27 - Dumbell Nebula NexStar 8 GPS, ST2000, binning=3, unguided False color in HA, green, and UV
	July 22, 2005: M57 - Ring Nebula CGE1100, ST2000, binning=2 False color in IR, HA, and UV
	May 18, 2005: M57 - Ring Nebula ST2000, CPC8 8x120s L, R, G, B
	September 12, 2004: M27 - Dumbell Nebula ST2000, C14, Fastar, F/1.8 unguided 10x40s Luminance 5x40s R, G, B		Same image, but cropped
	June 6, 2004: M57 - Ring Nebula ST2000, CGE1100, F/10, guided 15 clear, 7 red, 7 green, 8 blue @ 120s each
	Feb 17, 2004 M42 - Orion Nebula Olympus 3020, NS8GPS
	October 6, 2002: M42 - Orion Nebula Olympus 3020, NS8GPS 9 stacked images of 16 seconds each
	August 20, 2002: M57 - Ring Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS total time = 5 minutes		M57 with satellite Kiku 4 Rk
	August 18, 2002: M27 - Dumbbell Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS total time = 5 minutes		M27 again but half size (looks better and fits on screen)
	December 7, 2001: Horsehead Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS 2 clear @ 30s
	December 7, 2001: M42 - Orion Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS 3 red, 3 green, 3 blue @ 20s
	September 16, 2001: M42 - Orion Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS 6 clear @ 10s
	September 6, 2001: IC5146 - Cocoon Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS 10 clear @ 30s Note: first use of flat fielding
	August 23, 2001: NGC6905 - Blue Flash Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS 1 red @ 20s, 1 green @ 20s, 3 blue @ 20s		NGC6905 with satellite COSMOS 2237 R/B. Taken 20010824 from 04:41:46 to 04:42:05 UTC.
	August 23, 2001: NGC 6826 - The Blinking Nebula 416XTE, NS8GPS 3 red @ 20s, 3 green @ 20s, 3 blue @ 20s		NGC6826 with cosmic ray
	July 17, 2001: NGC 6514 - The Trifid Nebula 416XTE, Meade LX30 (?) 3 red @ 30s, 3 green @ 30s, 4 blue @ 30s

Globular Clusters:

	May 18, 2005: M13 CPC8, ST2000-XM 10x60s
	May 5, 2003: M13 416XTE, NS8GPS 7.5 minutes total exposure time at < F/3.0 with incorrectly configured focal reducer.
	September 1, 2001: M71 - in colour 416XTE, NS8GPS, F6.3 3 red + 3 green + 3 blue @ 20s
	June 25, 2001: M13 (glob in Hercules) 416XTE, NS8GPS, F6.3 1 clear @ 10 seconds

Comets:

June 12, 2004
Comet Neat C/2001 Q4
SBIG ST2000XM, NS8GPS, F/3.3
10x3minute exposures

The Sun:

	July 24, 2004 Sunspots Olympus 3020, NS8GPS 40 mm eyepiece
	June 8, 2004 Venus transit movie Olympus 3020, CGE1100 40 mm eyepiece
	June 8, 2004 Venus transit, near 3rd contact Olympus 3020, CGE1100 40 mm eyepiece
	June 8, 2004 Venus transit, 3rd contact Olympus 3020, CGE1100 40 mm eyepiece

The Moon:

	January 20, 2005 NexImage, CGE1100
	January 20, 2005 NexImage, CGE1100, 2x barlow
	November 8, 2003 Olympus 3020, NS8GPS Lunar Eclipse	November 8, 2003 Olympus 3020, NS8GPS Lunar Eclipse Movie
	August 16, 2003 Olympus 3020, NS8GPS
	Oct 14, 2002: Olympus 3020, NS8GPS Composite of 2 images with 40mm. 2601x1755 pixels	Same image but fits on screen: 858x579 pixels
All taken on April 4, 2001: 416XTE, NS8GPS