This is Comet Hartley 2 as it appeared on the night of October 9/10, 2010 as it travelled through Perseus. The comet is the cyan glow at left, wth the Double Cluster at lower right and the complex of red nebulosity of IC 1848 / IC 1805 / IC 1795 at top. Technical: This is a stack of 5 x 2.5 minute exposures at ISO 1600 with Canon 5D MkII on 135mm L-series telephoto lens at f/3.2. Tracked the sky on Kenko SkyMemo tracking platform to follow the stars.
The Cygnus and Lyra area of the northern summer Milky Way, including the original Kepler FIeld. Deneb is at left, Vega at right. This is a stack of 5 x 10 minute exposures with the Sigma 50mm lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 800. Taken as test of the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracking platform.
Cygnus area, with Canon 20Da and 24mm lens at f/2.8 for 6 minutes at ISO 400. Tracked on AP 600 mount but not guided. Taken from home on a superb night, Sept. 30, 2008.
