I hope these photos can show that my skill is improving. :-)

Sun
March 6, 2005 1:06pm HK time
Coronado's NearStar
40mm eyepiece with Nikon CoolPix 995
3:2 resolution, Fine quality
1/40s exposure
Enhanced with Gimp.

Saturn
March 5, 2005 8:30-10:00pm HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
f/8.4 9mm eyepiece with Nikon CoolPix 995
3:2 resolution, Fine quality
A stack of 34 photos, each with 1/2s exposure.

M27
August 2, 2004, 12:51-1:34am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 1x1 binning 1530x1020
5 minutes with red filter auto-guided exposure
5 minutes with green filter auto-guided exposure
8 minutes with blue filter auto-guided exposure
tricolor combined image

M57
August 1, 2004, 00:14-00:21am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 1x1 binning 1530x1020
1 minute with red filter auto-guided exposure
1 minute with green filter auto-guided exposure
1.5 minutes with blue filter auto-guided exposure
tricolor combined image

M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Jul 14, 2004, 03:43am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/5.7
SBIG ST-8E 1x1 binning 1530x1020
5 minutes auto-guided exposure

NGC7293 Helix Nebula
Jul 14, 2004, 02:57am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/5.7
SBIG ST-8E 2x2 binning 765x510
10x2 minutes auto-guided exposure

NGC7009 Saturn Nebula
Jul 14, 2004, 01:54am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 1x1 binning 320x197
4 minutes auto-guided exposure

M16
Jul 14, 2004, 00:45am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 1x1 binning 1530x1020
10x2 minutes auto-guided exposure

M22
June 28, 2004, 0:05am HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 2x2 binning 765x510
1 minutes exposure

M20
June 27, 2004, 23:40pm HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 2x2 binning 765x510
2 minutes exposure

M16
June 27, 2004, 23:10pm HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 2x2 binning 765x510
4 minutes exposure

M57
June 27, 2004, 22:30pm HK time
OGS RC16 16" Ritchey-Chretien
prime focus f/8.4
SBIG ST-8E 2x2 binning 765x510
3 minutes exposure

Moon
May 5, 2004, 1:02am HK time
Takahashi FS102 102mm Apo-refractor
Meade 40mm eyepiece projection
Nikon CoolPix 995
2048x1360, Fine quality
0.004s exposure

M57 (NGC6720)
October 4, 1997 9:30pm HK time
Celestron C-8 8" at f/10
SBIG ST-8 CCD medium resolution (768x512) mode
Track and Accumulate mode 6x10s (total 60s)
Grey scale


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