During years from 1995 to 1999 I was fond of deep-sky photography, then the awful weather of Friuli made me think to try some less time consuming activity.

Moonless weekends are only a dozen per year and the percentual of good weather leaving home with clear sky arrives only at 50%, so if one does long exposure photography during the five-six good nights, he doesn't observe anything. Nonetheless, one hopes that shots went good!

Lately, with digital revolution, I have reprocessed some old photos getting them much better, like the M42 one.

 

ORION, the hunter

 
M42, Great Orion nebula

 M42, the Great Orion nebula
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 5X1-25 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Matajur, 29/11/1999 ore 20.30

 
Barnard 33, the Horsehead

 Barnard 33, the Horsehead
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 2X15 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Matajur, 29/11/1999 ore 20.30

 

SAGITTARIUS

 
M20, the Trifid nebula

 M20, Trifid nebula
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Matajur, 29/07/1998 ore 20.30

 
M17, the Omega nebula

 M17, the Omega nebula
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Matajur, 29/07/1998 ore 20.30

 
M8, the Lagoon nebula

 M8, the Lagoon nebula
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Matajur, 29/07/1998 ore 20.30

 
M22 near Jupiter

 M22 near Jupiter
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 5 minutes
 Film: Kodak Panther 1600
 Casa Rossa, 29/08/1996 ore 20.30

 

TAURUS, the Bull

 
M45, Pleiades cluster

 M45, the Pleiades cluster
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Monte Matajur, 29/11/1998 ore 20.30

 

MONOCEROS, the Unicorn

 
NGC 2244, the Rosette nebula

 NGC 2244, the Rosette nebula
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Monte Matajur, 29/11/1998 ore 20.30

 

SCUTUM, Sobietsky's shield

 
M11, wild ducks cluster

 M11, wild ducks cluster
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Monte Matajur, 29/11/1998 ore 20.30

 

CYGNUS, the Swan

 
Nebulae near Gamma Cygni

 Nebula IC 1318 near Gamma Cygni
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Monte Matajur, 29/11/1998 ore 20.30

 
NGC 6992, parf of Veil nebula

 NGC 6992, parf of Veil nebula
 Newton 200mm F/5
 Exposure: 13 minutes
 Film: Kodak PJ 400
 Monte Matajur, 29/11/1998 ore 20.30