Messier 1, The Crab Nebula in Taurus

This was taken with my Celestron XLT 9.25 at F10, based on just over 3 hours exposure, 52 x 240 s.

M1 The Crab Nebula

This is the longest set of exposures I have taken to date. Sadly, I think the focus is somewhat suspect. However, I am still pleased with it !

At the end of a long cold observing session ( I was using my little dobsonian with the amazing optics to look at double stars in Orion, a la 'Turn Left at Orion'), I also did some 'happy snappies':

Great Nebula in Orion, showing the Trapezium

 This was a 62 s exposure at ISO 1600, unprocessed.

Great Nebula in Orion

 This was a 30 s exposure at ISO 6400, showing more of the nebula, but the brightness of the heart obscuring the trapezium.

The Horsehead Nebula in Orion

This was a 62 s exposure at ISO 12800. I haven't bothered trying to process it.

Sigma Orionis

This is a very short exposure of a FIVE star system! The brightest star is a double , where the two stars are too close to be separated optically.  Then, there are the three other stars in the system as well. IF there are any planets (likely), then their skies must be truly spectacular!