DF9CY Christoph Petermann - Astrophotography

The Aurora was the strongest since more than a decade. I managed to take some images, but I missed the BIG display later in the night.

17 March 2015 21:20 UT - Nikon D7000 ISO800 13sec 35mm lens at f=1:1,8

17 March 2015 21:36 UT - Nikon D7000 ISO1600 30sec 18mm lens at f=1:3,5

Equipment

Optics           : StellarVue Nighthawk Achromat Refractor d=80mm f=480mm (f=1/6)
                 : Intes MK-67 Maksutov Type Reflector d=150mm f=1800mm (f=1/12)
Camera           : NIKON D7000 DSLR unmodified
                 : The Imaging Source DMK21AU4.AS monochrome USB highspeed camera
                 : Philips ToUcam 740 Color WebCam
Filter           : IR/UV Cut, Astronomik H-Alpha, Astronomik LRGB
add. optics      : ED 2x Barlow lens, eyepiece projection
                 : 35mm, 50mm, 135mm and 200mm NIKON lenses available
Mount            : VIXEN GP with MT1 / Littlefoot Controller
Guiding          : PHD
Aquisition       : DELL E6410 i5 Notebook (Windows 7)
Image Processing : ImagesPlus, NeatImage 7, PaintShopPro XI, PhotoShop LE 9, Registax 6, AviStack 2.0