WebCam Images of Deep Sky Objects

Globular Cluster M3

Stack of two 30 second frames with dark frame subtracted.

Perseu Toucam SC in long exposure mode on 8" SCT at f10. Black & white used due to poor transparency effecting colour balance. Gain set to 30%.

Captured with K3CCDTools. Stacked & pre-processed with Registax, final unsharp mask with PaintShopPro.

Globular Cluster M3

Stack of five 30 second colour exposures with dark frame subtracted.

Imaged on 7 April 2003 with a Perseu Toucam SC modified webcam in long exposure mode on 8" SCT at f6.3. Gain set to 50%.

Captured with K3CCDTools. Stacked & pre-processed with K3CCDTools, final processing with PaintShopPro.

Globular Cluster M3

Stack of six 15 second colour exposures with dark frame subtracted.

Imaged on 7 April 2003 with a Perseu Toucam SC modified webcam in long exposure mode on 8" SCT at f6.3. Gain set to 50%.

Captured with K3CCDTools. Stacked & pre-processed with K3CCDTools, final processing with PaintShopPro.

Galaxies M51 and NGC5198 in Canes Venatici

Stack of four 60 second exposures with dark frame subtracted.

Imaged on 7 April 2003 with a Perseu Toucam SC modified webcam in long exposure mode on 8" SCT at f6.3. Gain set to 50%.

Captured with K3CCDTools. Stacked & pre-processed with K3CCDTools, final processing with PaintShopPro.

M57 Ring Nebula

A stack of 12x15s, 10x30s and 1x60s images all with dark frames subtracted. Images aligned stacked and processed with Registax 2.

Images captured with a Perseu modified webcam at f10 on an 8" SCT.

The Trapezium

The Trapezium in M42. Perseu modified Toucam Pro webcam on 8"SCT at f6.3.

13x15sec black & white frames with dark frame subtracted plus 8x15sec colour frames with dark frame subtracted. Gain set to approx 45%.

Images acquired with QFocus, aligned & stacked with Registax. Colour balance, brightness/contrast enhancement and unsharp mask in PaintShopPro.