CCD Images from Earliest Days of CCDs (1995), Using My Computerized 20 inch and Richard Berry's 6 inch

...by Mel Bartels


Leo Dwarf I galaxy, imaged with Hale camera using SITe 512x512 back illuminated chip, 6" f/5, 1 minute exposure, raw image

Holmberg IX, a dwarf galaxy of M81, imaged with Hale camera using SITe 512x512 back illuminated chip, 6" f/5, 5 minute exposure, raw image

M13, the Hercules cluster, with 20" f/4.8 computerized dob and Richard Berry's cookbook 245 + low-noise enhancement

M17, the Omega Nebula, with 20" f/4.8 computerized dob and Richard Berry's cookbook 245 + low-noise enhancement

M20, the Trifid Nebula, with 20" f/4.8 computerized dob and Richard Berry's cookbook 245 + low-noise enhancement

M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, with 20" f/4.8 computerized dob and Richard Berry's cookbook 245 + low-noise enhancement

M57, the Ring Nebula, with 20" f/4.8 computerized dob and Richard Berry's cookbook 245 + low-noise enhancement

M8, the Lagoon Nebula, with 20" f/4.8 computerized dob and Richard Berry's cookbook 245 + low-noise enhancement