What a night ! I was out some hours and only watching. I put the NIKON D70 on my GP mount equipped with my manual focus 135mm f=1:2,8 and took some images.
Last Update: 2 December 2006
Moon within clouds
NIKON D70 ISO200 / MF 135mm /1:2.8
26 November 2006 - 1800 CET / 3 sec
Northamerica Nebula NGC7000
NIKON D70 ISO1600 / MF 135mm /1:2.8
26 November 2006 - 1921++ CET / 9*2min
Andomeda Galaxy M31
NIKON D70 ISO1600 / MF 135mm /1:2.8
26 November 2006 - 2111s++ CET / 9*2min
Here is a crop out of the same image:
I am astonished myself about how many details are visible in this image.
M35 and NGC2174/2175
NIKON D70 ISO1600 / MF 135mm /1:2.8
26 November 2006 - 2039++ CET / 5*60s
You see the M35 cluster and its tiny compagnon and in the lower portion of this image there is NGC2174/NGC2175. As the D70 is not very sensitive on H Alpha, the red color is not bright.
M45 The Plejads
NIKON D70 ISO1600 / MF 135mm /1:2.8
26 November 2006 - 1948++ CET / 5*60s
Again plenty of details in this image here !!