Deep Sky Imaging Session - March 16-17, 2013 (Milky Way Galore !!!)

I join members of the Astronomical League of the Philippines to the dark skies of Caliraya, Laguna to do do some deep sky imaging. The night sky was partly cloudy in the early evening but true to expectation that I got from a reliable weather program, my estimation of a clear window from 10:00pm to 2:00am was far exceeded with an extended 4am clear sky view !!! With the beauty of the Summer Milky Way visible from late evening till early morning, I use a Canon EOS 500D DSLR with a Canon EFS 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 ultra wide angle lens mounted on a Vixen Polarie Star Tracker to do lots of Milky Way shots with this setup. I also happen to get a chance to do another single 40 minutes LRGB CCD imaging of the NGC5139 Omega Centauri globular star cluster using ATIK 16HR monochrome CCD camera on Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS L lens set at 400mm f/5.6 mounted on a Vixen GP-DX mount. Overall, we all had a great time observing and imaging the beauty of the universe as well as had a lot of time chatting with my fellow members of ALP whole night long. It was a beautiful night to remember and regrets for those who were not there with us that evening to enjoy the great view!