Deep Sky with C8

Well, just yesterday I bought a T-ring connector to use The Canon at the prime focus of the C8.
I have been so lucky because the night has been fantastic here in Binningen! For the first time I have left the telescope open with the corrector glass completely exposed all the nigh (from 9pm to 5am) and no sign of dew at all! I decided to work on M81 (the Bode Galaxy) and M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy) again, to compare the new results with those obtained in the biggyback fashion...

M81 - Bode Galaxy

Canon at the prime focus of C8 (tracking not guided)

90x30 sec frames , 40 dark , ISO 800 

stacked with DSS and elaborated with Gimp

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Canon at the prime focus of C8 (tracking not guided)

50x60 sec frames , 40 dark , ISO 800 

stacked with DSS and elaborated with Gimp