A telephoto lens shot of the M50 to M46/M47 area of Canis Major-Monoceros border, simulating the field of binoculars. M50 is at upper ight, M46 & M47 at left edge. Red nebula is IC 2177 Seagull Nebula. Taken from Coonabrarbran, Australia, Dec 15, 2012. Some incoming cloud added glow from off-frame Sirius in corner of frame. This is a stack of 2 x 5 minute exposures at f/2.8 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Field also contains clusters NGC 2360 and NGC 2353, and nebula NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet.
M49, elliptical galaxy in Virgo. This is a stack of 4 x 10 minute exposures at ISO 800 with the Canon 60Da on the Astro-Physics 130mm apo refractor at f/6. Galaxy below M49 is NGC 4610, one at left is NGC 4492, and spiral at top is NGC 4488
Messier 52 open cluster in Cassiopeia (upper left) and NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula (centre). Taken from home, Oct 7, 2013 with TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer for f/4.8 and Canon 5D MkII (filter modified) at ISO 800 for stack of 5 x 15 minute exposures.
