The Pyxis Photo Gallery

North America nebula, September 24, 2006. 200 mm CZJ Sonnar lens, f/3. One hour total exposure time. 10 median stacked frames each of; H-alpha, green and blue filters.

The veil nebula, September 24, 2006. 200 mm CZJ Sonnar lens, f/3. One hour total exposure time. 10 median stacked frames each of; H-alpha, OIII and blue filters.

Lagoon and Trifid nebulae, May 20, 2006. 200 mm CZJ Sonnar lens, f/3. 1 hour total exposure time. 10 median stacked frames H-alpha, OIII and blue filters.

The Goldfish and amarylis nebulae in scorpius. 200 mm CZJ Sonnar lens, f/3. 1:40 total exposure time. 30 stacked H-alpha filter frames, 10 stacked OIII and blue frames.

Rosette nebula, December 2005. H-alpha, OIII and blue filters. 2 hours total exposure time using a KAF1602ME chip. 200 mm F3.0 Zeiss Sonnar lens. Median stacked in Pyxis and combined in Photshop - unsharp mask filtered.

Omega centauri, May 20, 2006. 200 mm CZJ Sonnar lens, f/3. 20 minutes total exposure time. 10 stacked broadband red filter frames.

Pleides. RGB filters. 1.5 hours total exposure time using a KAF1602ME chip. 200 mm F3.0 Zeiss Sonnar lens. Median stacked in Pyxis and combined/cleaned in Photshop.

RGB tricolor image of the faint nebulosity around Sadr (the central star in Cygnus' "cross") 52 mm Takumar lens, October 3, 2004. KAF 401e sensor.

RGB tricolor image of M33, September 24 2006. 200 mm CZJ lens at f/3. 1 hour total exposure time, 10 frames each of red, green and blue filters.

Eta Carinae Nebula, April 14, 2007. H-Alpha 17 2-minute exposures. 200 mm CZJ lens at f/3.

IC4628 in Scorpius, April 14, 2007. 40 minutes each H-Alpha, G and B filters. 200 mm CZJ lens at f/3.

Rho ophiuchus reflection nebula, April 14, 2007. RGB filters. 200 mm CZJ lens at f/3.

Horsehead reflection nebula, January, 2004. KAF-402 CCd, H-alpha, OIII and B filters. 200 mm CZJ lens at f/3.