About ME

My  name is Larry Byrge. I first got into Astronomy in the winter of 2000 when I saw the  moon for the first time through my cousins small 60mm refractor telescope she got for  Christmas. I peeked  into the eyepiece and realized that this was it...man I was hooked. It  wasn't long after that I made my first telescope purchase. A 6" Meade  Dobsonian telescope. I got a lot of use out of that old dob and learned a lot  about the night sky. Unfortunately it didn't take long and I had aperture fever. I wanted a bigger and  better telescope like so many of us do in this hobby. Not long after, I purchased  an 8" Meade Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. 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 magazines and books. So I  purchased a camera and off I went. I took a few shots of this and that. 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.

MY IMAGES

Horsehead Nebula

 50 x 300 Second Subs

35 Dark Frames

35 Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 4 Hours 10 Minutes 

ROSETTE Nebula

23 x 300 Second Subs

20 Dark Frames

30 Flat Frames

30 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 1 Hour 55 Minutes 

Crescent Nebula

56 x 300 Second Subs

24 Dark Frames

60 Flat Frames

60 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 4  Hours 40 Minutes

Cygnus Wall

72 x 300 Second Subs

24 Dark Frames

60 Flat Frames

60 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 6 Hours

Pelican Nebula

34 x 300 Second Subs

24 Dark Frames

60 Flat Frames

60 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 2 Hours 50 Minutes

Great Hercules Cluster

180 x 60 Second Subs

24 Dark Frames

60 Flat Frames

60 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 3 Hours

Whirlpool Galaxy

32 x 300 Second Subs

24 Dark Frames

60 Flat Frames 

60 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 2 Hours 40 Minutes

Triangulum Galaxy

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

Bode's Galaxy

 31 x 300 Second Subs

25 Dark Frames

26 Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 1 Hour 35 Minutes 

Total Lunar Eclipse

Single Shot

ISO 800

3 Second Exposure

Orion Nebula

42 x 300 Second Subs
24 Dark Frames
25 Flat Frames
Camera Cooled to  -10° C
Gain 120
Offset 30
Total Integration Time : 3 Hours 30 Minutes

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

38 x 180 Second Subs

20 Dark Frames

30 Flat Frames

30 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 1 Hour 54 Minutes

Pleiades

55 x 180 Second Subs

20 Dark Frames

30 Flat Frames 

30 Dark Flat Frames

Camera Cooled to  -10° C

Gain 120

Offset 30

Total Integration Time : 2 Hours 45 Minutes

MY EQUIPMENT



Explore Scientific ED102 Apochromatic Refractor

Skywatcher Eq6-r Pro Equatorial Mount

ZWO ASI294MC Pro Imaging Camera 

ZWO 5 Position Filter Wheel

Orion 60mm Guidescope

ZWO ASI120mm Mini Guide Camera 

ZWO Asiair Plus

ZWO EAF Focus Motor

PrimaLuce Labs Dovetail Bars, Rings and Saddle

Altair Lightwave 1x Field Flattener 

Astronomic L2 UV\IR Cut Filter

Optolong L-Extreme Filter

Optolong L-Pro Filter

Dew Not Dew Straps

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 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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