Here are my first DSO images. They are captured using the Olympus E510 DSLR from my brother (thanks Bro!) with my Skywatcher N750 PDS Explorer on top of a Skywatcher EQ3 -Pro mount.
The camera was quite challenging to use. First of all the camera couldn’t be connected to any dedicated astro-imaging software. Those software utilities like APT can only control Canon (or Nikon) cameras. So session planing and dithering were no options.
Secondly the sensor had seen better days. There is an article of mine where I discuss this matter.
Either way: It was this camera and this mount that helped me getting into this wonderful hobby.
M31 – 30x 60sec @ ISO400 
M13 – 60sec @ ISO800 
M13 – 60sec @ ISO800 
M13 – 60sec @ ISO800 
M101 – 60sec sub @ ISO800 using Olympus E-5II 
Vega single shot 
M13 – 60sec subs @ ISO400 V2 
M13 – 60sec subs @ ISO400 
M45 – 5x 1min subs @ ISO400 
M101 – 120sec subs @ ISO800 
M33 – 20x 120sec subs @ ISO400 
M42 on the back of my DSLR 
M42 – 5x 120sec sub unguided @ ISO400 
M42 – 5x 120sec sub unguided @ ISO400 
M31 Andromeda Galaxy – 40x 1min Sub @ ISO400 
M31 Andromeda Galaxy – 40x 1min Sub @ ISO400 
M42 -31 x 60sec Sub @ ISO400 at -3C temp 
M42 – 2h37min: 60sec Sub @ ISO400 at -3C temp 
M42 visually 
M81/82 – 1h29min integration time: 50sec Sub @ ISO400 +1C temp 
M1 Crabb Nebula – 32 min integration time: 20sec Sub @ ISO1400 
M51 – 3h: 120sec Sub @ ISO1400 
M13 120min: 120sec @ ISO 800 
M27 2h 55min : 120sec @ ISO800
