The Orion Nebula

20:10 15/1/2005 UTC

I build up an imaging setup for wider field using my ST80 short tube achromatic refractor. I was amazed about its performance! Setup was rock stable on SVP and resulted my best deep sky photo so far. Considering the very low budget equipment used I am really happy with the image!

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Camera: Canon PowerShot A70 digital camera | Telescope: Orion ShortTube 80mm f5 refractor | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro | Exposure: 27 x 15s (6m45s) f3.5 ISO400 | Software: IRIS, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI)