Jim Burnell's CCD Images - Taken at the 2006 Winter Star Party While these images are nothing special, it was nice to sit on the beach in Florida during a nice warm February evening,
casually shooting images with my friends. It was also an opportunity to check out the newly updated Tele Vue NP127 which
has a new focuser and rear lens elements optimized for CCD imaging. Clicking on the image will display a full resolution view.

 

Object: NGC5128	Centaurus A - Galaxy	Const.: Centaurus
Camera: HX916	Scope: Tele Vue NP127	Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter(s): none	Exposure: 19x30s	blank
NGC5128, the galaxy known as Centaurus A in Centaurus. This image is a stack of 19 thirty second exposures using an HX916 CCD camera on the new Tele Vue NP127 5" f/5.2 refractor, equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer.

 

Object: NGC5139	Omega Centauri - Globular Cluster	Const.: Centaurus
Camera: HX916	Scope: Tele Vue NP127	Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter(s): none	Exposure: 8x30s	blank
NGC5139, the globular cluster known as Omega Centauri in Centaurus. This image is a stack of 8 thirty second exposures using an HX916 CCD camera on the new Tele Vue NP127 5" f/5.2 refractor, equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer.

 

Object: NGC2477	Open Cluster	Const.: Puppis
Camera: HX916	Scope: Tele Vue NP127	Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter(s): none	Exposure: 15x15s	blank
NGC2477, an open cluster in Puppis. This image is a stack of 8 thirty second exposures using an HX916 CCD camera on the new Tele Vue NP127 5" f/5.2 refractor, equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer.

 

Object: B33	The Horsehead Nebula	Const.: Orion
Camera: HX916	Scope: Tele Vue NP127	Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter(s): none	Exposure: 35x30s	blank
B33, the Horsehead Nebula, a dark nebula in Orion. This image is a stack of 35 thirty second exposures using an HX916 CCD camera on the new Tele Vue NP127 5" f/5.2 refractor, equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer.

 

Object: M65,M66 & NGC3628	The Leo Trio of Galaxies	Const.: Leo
Camera: HX916	Scope: Tele Vue NP127	Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter(s): none	Exposure: 32x30s	blank
M65,M66 & NGC3628, a trio of galaxies in Leo. This image is a stack of 32 thirty second exposures using an HX916 CCD camera on the new Tele Vue NP127 5" f/5.2 refractor, equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer.

 

Object: M46	Open Cluster	Const.: Puppis
Camera: HX916	Scope: Tele Vue NP127	Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Filter(s): none	Exposure: 14x10s	Binned 2x2
M46, an open cluster in Puppis. Also visible is the planetary nebula NGC2438. This image is a stack of 14 ten second exposures using an HX916 CCD camera on the new Tele Vue NP127 5" f/5.2 refractor, equipped with a 0.8x focal reducer.