
My name is Larry Byrge. I first got into Astronomy in 2000 when I saw the moon for the first time through my cousins Christmas telescope. I peeked into the eyepiece and realized that this was it...man I was hooked. It didn't take long for me to make my first telescope purchase. A 6" Meade Dobsonian. I got a lot of use out of that old dob and learned a lot about the night sky. Soon I had aperture fever. I wanted bigger and better like so many of us do in this field. It wasn't long after I had an 8" Meade Schmidt Cassegrain. It produced great views of all the beauty the night sky had to offer and served me well for many years to come. Visual astronomy was great but I began to want to take pictures of my own like the ones I saw in all the magazines and books so I purchased a camera and the necessary adapters and off I went. I took a few shots of this and that and although they weren't all that great, it was a start. It wasn't until 2018 that I really started getting into deep sky astrophotography. I upgraded my telescope rig to accommodate my need for being able to take the images I really wanted. I strive to make my images better as I go. I've learned a lot and continue to learn with a little determination and a lot of help from Youtube :) So come with me on my journey, check out my images, drop me a line and let me know what you think.
16 x 300 second sub frames
24 dark frames
48 flat frames
Camera cooled to -10° C
Gain 120
Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 1 hour 20 minuts
31 x 300 second subs
26 Dark Frames
25 Flat Frames
Camera cooled to -10° C
Gain 120
Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 2 Hours 35 Minutes
24 x 300 second sub frames
24 dark frames
24 flat frames
Camera cooled to -10° C
Gain 120
Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 2 hours
25 x 300 second subs
24 Dark Frames
25 Flat Frames
Camera cooled to -10° C
Gain 120
Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 2 Hours 5 Minutes
48 x 300 second subs
48 Dark Frames
48 Flat Frames
Camera cooled to -10° C
Gain 120
Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 4 hours
20 x 180 second subs
ISO 800
10 Dark Frames
25 Bias Frames
25 Flat Frames
Total Integration Time : 1 hour
15 x 120 second subs
ISO 1600
15 Dark Frames
50 Bias Frames
Total Integration Time : 30 Minutes
Explore Scientific ED102 Apochromatic Refractor
Skywatcher Eq6-r Pro Equatorial Mount
Orion 60mm Guidescope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Imaging Camera
ZWO ASI120mm Mini Guide Camera
Canon EOS T2i 550D DSLR
ZWO EAF Focus Motor
QHYCCD Polemaster
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
Altair Lightwave 1x Field Flattener
Stellarvue 0.8x Field Flattener/Reducer
Astronomic L2 UV\IR Cut Filter
Optolong L-Extreme Filter
Optolong City Light Suppression Filter
532nm Green Laser Pointer
Dew Not Dew Straps
Star Tech 7 Port Powered USB Hub
If you want to let me know what you think about my work or have questions or comments I will do my best to get back to you soon!
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