BORREGO SHOTS FROM BECKAGE

Michael Beckage, a local Seal Beach astronomer, has shared some photos he took last week in Borrego Springs, where dark, dark skies provided an excellent backdrop for telescope viewing.

Here are some photography details:

Best images from the desert:
> Comet Holmes (close-up)
- 80 mm f5 Refractor
- 60 second exposure at ISO 1600
- Celestron tracking mount
> Comet Holmes (wide field)
- 34 mm f4.5 Canon lens
- 257 second exposure at ISO 800
- Piggyback on Celestron
> Orion Nebula (M42)
- 80 mm F5 refractor
- 40 second exposure ISO 1600
- Celestron tracking mount

(The bottom photo is Mars)

Thank you for sharing, Michael!