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Jim Daley's Astrophotos

Member of the Springfield Telescope Makers

See Jim Daley's Telescope Gallery Page 1
(Articles on the 8" Schupmann and 6" Classical Schmidt Camera)
See Jim Daley's Telescope Gallery Page 2
(2-Inch Gerrish Solar Projection Telescope)

Homemade 8" Schupmann Refractor 214" Focal Length
Camera: SBIG ST-5 CCD
Images posted 1999-Apr-21
Mars
  • Mars
  • 1999-Apr-11 7:05 UT
  • Exposure: 0.02 sec, No Filter
  • CM: 358
  • Planet size: 15.1", North is up
Mars
  • Mars
  • 1999-Apr-18 5:29 UT
  • Exposure: 0.02 sec, Filter: Orange
  • CM: 273
  • Planet size: 15.7", North is up
Mars
  • Mars
  • 1999-May-17 2:03 UT
  • Exposure: 0.04 sec, Filter: Orange
  • CM: 363
  • Planet size: 15.6", North is up
Copernicus Crater
  • Copernicus Crater
  • 1999-Mar-26 1:10 UT
  • Exposure: 0.08 sec
  • No Filter, North is up
Straight Wall
  • Straight Wall
  • 1999-Jul-21 1:38 UT
  • Exposure: 0.04 sec, No Filter
  • Note rill running over the
    mound to the left of the wall
Rimae Hippalus
  • Rimae Hippalus
  • 1998-Sep-01 1:43 UT
  • Exposure: 0.08 sec
  • No Filter
Horse Head Nebula
  • Horse Head Nebula
  • 300mm f/4.5 Lens piggybacked
    on main telescope
  • Exposure: 40 minutes
  • Filter: H-Alpha & IR Rejection
Saturn
  • Saturn
  • 1998-Dec-09 23:58 UT
  • Exposure: 0.15 sec
  • No Filter
Images posted 1999-Dec-11
Jupiter Original Image
  • Jupiter
  • 1999-Nov-05
  • Exposure: 0.07 sec
  • No Filter
  • Left: Original Image
  • Right: Increased Contrast
Jupiter Increased Contrast
Jupiter
  • Jupiter
  • 1999-Dec-10 00:22 UT
  • Exposure: 0.06 sec
  • No Filter
M82
  • M82
  • 2000-May-01
  • Exposure: 25 min
  • No Filter
Images posted 2000-Oct-19
M27
  • M27 Dumbbell Nebula
  • 8" Schupmann with focal reducer
  • 46.4" Focal Length
  • Exposure: 600 sec with ST5 CCD Camera
  • No Filter
Classical Schmidt Camera with Newtonian Focus
Images posted 1999-Dec-03
M8
  • M8 Lagoon Nebula
  • 1999-Sep-13
  • Exposure: 150 sec
  • No Filter
NGC-6888
  • NGC-6888 Crescent Nebula
  • 1999-Oct-07
  • Exposure: 170 sec
  • No Filter
NGC-6946
  • NGC-6946
  • 1999-Sep-06
  • Exposure: 420 sec
  • No Filter
NGC-7023
  • NGC-7023
  • 1999-Sep-06
  • Exposure: 720 sec
  • Red Filter
Images posted 1999-Apr-21
Omega Nebula
  • M17 Omega Nebula
  • 5.96" Aperture, 19.312" Focal Length, F/3.2
  • Exposure: 300 sec (ST5 CCD Camera)
M27
  • M27 Dumb-Bell Nebula
  • 5.96" Aperture, 19.312" Focal Length, F/3.2
  • Exposure: 1,098 sec (ST5 CCD Camera)
  • No Filter
Images posted 2000-Oct-19
M101
  • M101 Galaxy
  • Exposure: 720 sec with ST5 CCD Camera
  • No Filter

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