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Bullet M45 (Pleiades Cluster in Taurus) Series of Photos taken using Pentax Camera mounted on top of LX200 telescope, with  75-300mm Zoom Lens, f5.6, at various zoom settings and exposure times. A degree of image enhancement as been applied to either enhance the key object(s) in each photo or reduce the unwanted effects of light pollution.
Bullet Open Clusters in Auriga / Minor Planet 29 Amphitritea /
Bullet Mirphak, Double Cluster in Perseus
Bullet Double Cluster in Perseus
Bullet M31, M110 Galaxies in Andromeda
Bullet M33 Galaxy in Triangulum
Bullet M42, Great Nebulae in Orion
 
Bullet Jupiter & Moons Photos taken using Pentax Camera, through 8" LX200 telescope with eyepiece projection
Bullet Jupiter 
Bullet Saturn
Some of the images below can be viewed at larger size by clicking on them.

Analysis of one of the photographs taken on 1999-12-06 / minor planet 29 Amphitrite 


M45, Pleiades Cluster in Taurus
Image
Photo, 1999-Dec-06
300mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 7min 30 sec exposure
Image enhanced inserts
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Open Clusters in Auriga / Minor Planet 29 Amphitrite
Image
Photo, 1999-Dec-06
200mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 8 mins exposure
Image enhanced inserts
(Click on image for larger view)
 

Later analysis of a section of this photo showed the 
presence of  minor planet 29 Amphitrite (at cyan cross-hairs in pictures below) 
Image
This was the first asteroid that I have ever 'found'
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M36, M38 area of Auriga, 
showing analysed sky region with asteroid Amphitrite
Image
Photo, 1999-12-06, 21:24 UT
200mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 8 mins exposure
The rectangular area shown in images below
Cyan cross-hairs show position of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite
(click here for whole area at large scale)

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Mirphak, Double Cluster in Perseus
Image
Photo, 1999-Dec-06
75mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 9 mins exposure
Image enhanced inserts
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Double Cluster in Perseus
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Double Cluster in Perseus
Photo, 1999-Dec-06
300mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 11 mins exposure
Image enhanced insert
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M31, M110 Galaxies in Andromeda
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Photo, 1999-Dec-06
300mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 25 mins exposure
Image enhanced insert
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M33 Galaxy in Triangulum
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Photo, 1999-Dec-06
300mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 15 mins exposure
Image enhanced insert
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M42, Great Nebulae in Orion
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Photo, 1999-Dec-06
300mm, f/5.6, Fujicolor 200, 15 mins exposure
Image enhanced insert
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Jupiter & Moons
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Photo, 1999-Dec-06, 23:50 UT
LX200, f/10, 26mm Eyepiece projection, 
Fujicolor 400, 1 sec exposure
Full 35mm frame
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Jupiter
Image
Photo, 1999-Dec-07, 00:10 UT
LX200, f/10, 9.7mm Eyepiece projection, 
Fujicolor 400, 4 sec exposure (overexposed ?)
Full 35mm frame 
 
Image Image Image
Close Up Image Enhanced versions
to highlight Jupiter's bands
Two attempts at 
unsharp masking,
then converted 
to grey scale
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Saturn
Image
Photo, 1999-Dec-07, 00:10 UT
LX200, f/10, 26mm Eyepiece projection, 
Fujicolor 400, 2 sec exposure 
Full 35mm frame 
 
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Close Up Image enhanced 
to highlight rings

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