Here's a set of some of my best. All of these were taken with the stock 18 - 55mm stock Digital Rebel lens
A single frame of constellation Orion. 30 seconds at
ISO1600. Taken early morning, 9-27-2005. Digtal
Rebel stock lens at 18mm, F4
The Cassiopeia/Andromeda region. Photo taken
9.7-2005, not long after hurricane Katrina. In this photo
you can see the double cluster and M31, the Andromeda
galaxy.
The Perseus - Cassiopeia Region. On the bottom right is the Double
Cluster. Just to the upper left of center is M103. This photo is a
composite of five 240s images with my Beck 135mm telephoto at F5.6
mounted piggyback to my Konus. Registar reports over 26,000 stars
in this image. Photo taken October 1, 2005
M31 region. This was taken with the stock Canon D-Reb lens (18
- 55mm) set to 55mm, F5.6m riding atop my EQ1 equatorial. 19 x
120s at ISO800, 3 darks, 9 flats.
Best of First Light Observatory Photography
Wide Field