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16"
Dream Astrograph - filtered tube offering (16DAtube) |
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To the right is an image of the Crescent Nebula, taken
by Mel Helm at SRO
in California with a 16" Dream Astrograph. This was the
original discovery image for Mel of this new object. |
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Click here
to see the story of what this image caught while using a 16"
Dream Astrograph. |
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Click here
to see an ABC posting of this object. |
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Toward the middle of July, 2009 this object was designated
PN G75.5+1.7. |
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Congratulations to Mel Helm and Keith Quattrocchi
for getting an APOD
November 13th, 2008. |
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Click the image below to see a higher resolution version.
Be sure to look in the lower left corner for PN G75.5+1.7. |
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To the left is an image of M27 (Dumbbell Nebula),
with a 16" Dream Astrograph. |
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The CCD chip is a 16803 (36mm x 36mm, 9 micron pixels). |
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RGB (no Luminance): 15-2.5m exposures per channel. |
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Click on any image to see an
enlarged view. |
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To the right is a 90 minute exposure (nine, 10m exposures)
in Ha of the Pelican. |
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This image was taken by Mel
Helm at SRO in California with a 16" Dream Astrograph. |
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The image to the left is a single, short exposure
taken during test-out while still here at Dream. Dream's owner,
Shane Santi, personally tests each telescope prior to shipment.
All of the images on this page were taken with the same telescope. |
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Click on the image to see a page with a high resolution
jpg, as well as the raw (dark subtracted) file. Please feel free
to download the files and examine the entire field in Photoshop
at 400-500%. Other than a contrast adjustment, no other image
processing has been done to the files. |
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