Horsehead and Flame Nebula by Mark Sibole
The Horse head and Flame Nebula by Mark Sibole. Mosaic taken with the new Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro II. Imaging scope: 80mm Refractor piggyback on 12" LX200 and autoguided with the DSI PRO. The flame nebula is 60 minutes ha for luminance and 12 minutes per color channel, auto dark subtract with Envisage. The Horse Head is 60 minutes ha for luminance and 20 minutes per color channel with auto dark subtract.
 
Mark Sibole and the Deep Sky Imager II™
Mark Sibole writes of his Deep Sky Imager Pro II

"My first impressions of the new Deep Sky Imager II were basically Wow!!

I was really amazed at the sensitivity as well as the image size with the 1/2 inch CCD chip.

I also was impressed with the ability to take 4 to 8 minute sub frames and was able to keep the stars from bloating out on me. What also impressed me was some of the new features like the auto dark frame subtraction, not only using the exposure time but with the new temperature sensor for matching the perfect dark frame to your image. The ability to have a zoom feature for focusing really made it nice as well.

Of all of the images I have taken with the DSI PRO II I haven't had one single bad image through it yet. What I like the most about the new Deep Sky Imager II is its light weight and ease of use. I also noticed the very low noise of the CCD chip

I owned a more expensive cooled imager in the past and didn't get images like I got from the Deep Sky Imager II. Since the introduction of the DSI II, I've since sold my cooled imager as I didn't use it any more.

Thanks Meade for a great imager."

Mark Sibole
Fife Lake, MI
Mark Sibole
 
  More images by Mark Sibole  
  NGC7635 by Mark Sibole   IC5070 by Mark Sibole   M1 by Mark Sibole   M33 by Mark Sibole  
  The Bubble Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 1 hour luminance and 8 minutes per color channel all in 2 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   The Pelican Nebula - IC5070 - by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 80mm Refractor piggy back on 10" LX200. 220 minutes of ha, autoguided with the DSI PRO.   The Crab Nebula - M1 - by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 10" LX200@ f/6.3. 60 minutes luminance using 4 minute subs and DSI PRO II and 22 minutes RGB using the DSI - C and autoguided with DSI PRO.   Spiral Galaxy - M33 - by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 80mm Refractor piggy back on 10" LX200. 60 minutes luminance, 12 minutes per color channel all 4 minuts subs. Autoguided with the DSI PRO.  
                 
  Moon by Mark Sibole   NGC253 by Mark Sibole   NGC891 by Mark Sibole   NGC1977 by Mark Sibole  
  The Moon by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 80mm Refractor piggy back on 10" LX200. Lunar image in ha 350 images saved to fits3p.   Spiral Galaxy - NGC253 - by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 10 inch LX200@ f/6.3. 32 minutes luminance and 12 minutes per color channel autoguided with DSI PRO.   Edge-on Spiral Galaxy - NGC891 - by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade LX200 10 inch at f/3. 35 minutes luminance 8 minutes per color channel.   The Running Man Nebula - NGC1977 - by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 at f/7.5 (using the Meade f/6.3 focal reducer) piggy back on 10" LX200. 1 hour luminance, 12 minutes per color channel all in 4 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  
                 
  NGC7023 by Mark Sibole   NGC7293 by Mark Sibole   Flame Nebula by Mark Sibole   The Great Orion Nebula by Mark Sibole  
  NGC 7023 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 80mm Refractor piggy back on 10" LX200. 1 hour luminance, 12 minutes per color channel, auto dark subtract in envisage. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   The Helix Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 72 minutes ha and 28 minutes per color channel all exposures in 4 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   The Flame Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 80mm Refractor piggy back on 10" LX200. 60 minutes ha and 12 minutes per color channel all exposures in 4 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   The Great Orion Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and 80mm Refractor piggy back on 10" LX200. 60 minutes ha and 40 minutes per color channel all exposures in 4 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  
                 
  Thor's Helmet by Mark Sibole  

Bode's Nebula by Mark Sibole

   Markian Chain of Galaxies   Jellyfish Nebula by  
  Thor's helmet by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 60 minutes ha and 20 minutes per color channel all exposures in 4 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   Bode's Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 90 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel all exposures in 2 minute subs. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   Markian Chain of Galaxies by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade
ETX-125 piggy back on 10"LX200.		   Jellyfish Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10"LX200.  
                 
  Flaming Star Nebula by Mark Sibole   M109 by Mark Sibole   NGC3190 by Mark Sibole   NGC3718 by Mark Sibole  
  Flaming Star Nebula by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Megrez 80mm piggy back on 10" LX200. 72 minutes ha and 30 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   M109 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 60 minutes luminance and 32 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   NGC3190 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 72 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   NGC3718 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 85 minutes luminance and 30 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  
                 
  M51 by Mark Sibole   NGC4565 by Mark Sibole   NGC2903 by Mark Sibole   M63 by Mark Sibole  
  M51 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 136 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   NGC4565 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 64 minutes luminance and 30 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   NGC2903 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 100 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   M63 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 100 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  
                 
  M3 by Mark Sibole   M13 by Mark Sibole   Comet 73P by Mark Sibole   M104 by Mark Sibole  
  M3 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade 80 mm APO piggy back on 10" LX200. 60 minutes luminance and 10 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  

M13 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 60 minutes luminance and 12 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.

  Comet 73P by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 60 minutes luminance and 4 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   M104 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 120 minutes luminance and 20 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  
                 
  NGC4631 by Mark Sibole   M106 by Mark Sibole   M81 by Mark Sibole   Comet 73P and M57 by Mark Sibole  
  NGC4631 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 72 minutes luminance and 20 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   M106 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 72 minutes luminance and 24 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 10" and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   M81 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 120 minutes luminance and 120 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 10" and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   Comet 73P and M57 by Mark Sibole. Animation. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. Piggybacked on the LX200 10" and autoguided with the DSI PRO.  
                 
  M100 by Mark Sibole   NGC4038 by Mark Sibole   M97 by Mark Sibole   M82 by Mark Sibole  
  M100 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 54 minutes luminance and 32 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   NGC4038 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 80 minutes luminance and 40 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   M97 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 72 minutes luminance and 40 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   M82 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 120 minutes luminance and 32 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.  
                 
    Veil Nebula   Crescent Nebula by Mark Sibole   NGC6960 by Mark Sibole  
  M27 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 72 minutes luminance and 8 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   Veil Nebula by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 8 exposures, 8 minutes each. Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   Crescent Nebula aka NGC6888 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 8 minute Sub Frames. Ha with ETX 125.   NGC6960 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 72 minutes luminance and 24 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.  
                 
  M20 by Mark Sibole   Cave Nebula by Mark Sibole   Cocoon Nebula by Mark Sibole   M17 by Mark Sibole  
  M20 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 64 minutes luminance and 32 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   Cave Nebula by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 56 minutes luminance and 32 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   Cocoon Nebula by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 32 minute per color channel Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   M17 by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 64 minutes of Ha in 8 minute subframes. Piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.  
                 
  NGC7000 by Mark Sibole   M27 by Mark Sibole   M8 by Mark Sibole   Draco Trio by Mark Sibole  
  NGC7000, Gulf of Mexico region by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 120 minutes of Ha, piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   M27 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 72 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.   M8 Lagoon Nebula by Mark Sibole. DSI PRO II  and Meade 80 mm APO. 32 minutes per color channel, piggybacked on the LX200 Ten inch and autoguided with the DSI PRO.   The Draco Trio, NGC5981, NGC5982, NGC5985 by Mark Sibole. Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II and Meade ETX-125 piggy back on 10" LX200. 120 minutes luminance and 40 minutes per color channel. Autoguided with DSI PRO.  
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