ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE NIKON D70 DIGITAL SLR CAMERA Last updated: 23 February 2007

Sky Astrophotography - Guided
Just a reminder that much of my D70 sky astrophotography is now displayed on my Oracle Observatory reports.

During my 28-29 December 2005 trip to Oracle Observatory I did some more piggyback guided astrophotography with the D70. The D70 with a Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED lens was mounted on my LXD55-8"SC using a Meade Piggyback Bracket, model #07394, $39, purchased from OPT. The zoom lens was set for 200mm.

M45, the Pleiades
Some faint bluish nebulosity is visible in this Lynkeos for Mac OS X stacked 5, 5, and 10 minute exposures @ ISO 1250 with Noise Reduction OFF, cropped from original 3008x2000 image.

Horsehead Nebula in Orion
Two stacked 10 minute exposures @ ISO 1250 with Noise Reduction OFF, cropped from the original 3008x2000 image.

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