120mm f5 Images

These images were taken with a Starlight Express MX716 CCD Camera and a 120mm f5 refractor. I bougnt this scope at The Black Forest Star Party in 2000.

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M-42 color
A Nebula also called The Orion Nebula. An RGB image. Each color is a four minute exposure taken with red, green and blue filters then combined for the color image.
M-11
An Open Star Cluster also called The Wild Duck Cluster The average of 20 45sec exposures taken with a UV filter.
M-13
A Globular Star Cluster also called The Great Cluster in Hercules The  average of 25 30sec exposures taken with a UV filter.
M-17
A Nebula also called The Eagle Nebula. The sum of 15 45sec exposures taken with a UV filter.
M-51
Two Galaxies interacting also called the Whirlpool. The sum of 15 60sec exposures taken with a UV filter.
M-103
An Open Star Cluster. The average of ten, three minute exposures taken with a green filter.  
M-52
An Open Star Cluster. The sum of ten 3min exposures taken with a green filter.
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M-37
An Open Star Cluster. Taken at The Black Forest Star Party in 2001. The sum of five 5 min exposures taken with a green Filter.
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  M-33
A Face on Galaxy also called The Pinwheel Galaxy. Taken at The Black Forest Star Party in 2001.
The sum of ten 3min exposures taken with a green filter.
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Lee Shelp