A Gallery of Widefield Images From Pentax 6x7
Camera Lens Adaptor System

With Filter Wheel and Focuser with tilting camera
mount with separate guide-scope

Milky
Way along southern horizon
Takumar 35mm f/4.5
used at f/9.6 with IMG6303E, 53.04 arc-sec/pixel
45.26 x 30.17 degrees or 1365 square degrees FOV

Cygnus
area in Halpha
Takumar 35mm f/4.5
used at f/9.6 with IMG6303E, 53.04 arc-sec/pixel
45.26 x 30.17 degrees or 1365 square degrees FOV

Sh2-27
(Sharpless 2-27) in Halpha
Takumar
55mm f/3.5 used at f/8 with IMG6303E,
33.75 arc-sec/pixel
28.80
x 19.20 degrees or 553.04 square degrees

Cygnus
region centered on Gamma Cygni (Sadr) in Halpha
Pentax SMC 75mm f/4.5 used at f/4.5 with IMG6303E,
24.75 arc-sec/pixel
21.12
x 14.08 degrees or 297.4 square degrees

IC1318 "Gamma Cygni" region in Halpha
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

M24 region in Halpha
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

IC1396 region
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

IC1396 region in [SII], Halpha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

NGC7380 and Sharpless 2-132 region in [SII], Halpha and
[OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

Sharpless 2-155 region in [SII], Halpha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

Sharpless 2-129 region in [SII], Halpha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with IMG6303E, 12.38 arc-sec/pixel
10.56 x 7.04 degrees or 74.35 square degrees FOV

IC405,
IC410, IC417 and M38 in [SII], Halpha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with CM10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

NGC7000, IC5070 + IC5070 region in [SII], Ha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with CM10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

IC1396 region in [SII], Ha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with CM10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

CED 214, NGC7822 and Sh2-170 region in [SII], Ha and [OIII]
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with CM10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

Virgo Cluster
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

M16, M17, NGC6604 area
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

M8, M20, M17 Area
Takumar 90mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 15.58 arc-sec/pixel
9.46 x 6.36 degrees or 60.19 square degrees

Antares / Rho Ophiuchus Region
Takumar
200mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
9.28 arc-sec/pixel
7.95
x 5.30 degrees or 42.11 square degrees

IC1805, IC1848, IC1795 Region in Halpha and [OIII]
Takumar
200mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
9.28 arc-sec/pixel
7.95
x 5.30 degrees or 42.11 square degrees

IC1805, IC1848, IC1795 Region in [SII], Halpha and [OIII]
Takumar
200mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
9.28 arc-sec/pixel
7.95
x 5.30 degrees or 42.11 square degrees

Markarian's
Chain in RGB
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

M31
in RGB
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

M8
and M20 widefield region in RGB
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

NGC2244
Rosette Nebula in Ha + RGB
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

Sharpless
2-240 in Halpha (full moon)
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

Sharpless
2-240 in Halpha (no moon)
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

IC1805
/ IC1848 area in Halpha
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

IC1805
/ IC1848 area in Halpha
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

Comet
Schwassmann-Wachmann 73P (taken on April 29, 2006)
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

NGC7000
+ IC5070 Pelican Widefield region
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

Veil
Nebula Widefield region
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

Sharpless
2-119 region
Takumar 300mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
6.19 arc-sec/pixel
5.28
x 3.52 degrees or 18.59 square degrees

M33
Widefield
Takumar 400mm f/4 used with IMG6303E,
4.64 arc-sec/pixel
3.97 x 2.64 degrees or 10.46 square degrees

IC1396
Widefield
Takumar 400mm f/4 used with PL9000,
4.64 arc-sec/pixel
5.28 x 5.28 degrees or 27.95 square degrees

IC1396
Widefield
Takumar 400mm f/4 used with PL9000,
4.64 arc-sec/pixel
5.28 x 5.28 degrees or 27.95 square degrees

NGC6334
and NGC6357 Widefield
Takumar 400mm f/4 used with PL9000,
4.64 arc-sec/pixel
5.28 x 5.28 degrees or 27.95 square degrees

NGC6334
and NGC6357
Widefield
Takumar 400mm f/4 used with PL9000,
4.64 arc-sec/pixel
5.28 x 5.28 degrees or 27.95 square degrees

NGC7380
Widefield
Takumar 400mm f/4 used with PL3200,
3.51 arc-sec/pixel
2.12 x 1.43 degrees or 3.05 square degrees

Pentax
6x7 400mm ED(IF) f/4 used with ML8300
2.78 arc-sec/pixel
2.57 x 1.93 degrees or 4.98 square degrees

Pentax
6x7 400mm ED(IF) f/4 used with ML8300
2.78 arc-sec/pixel
2.57 x 1.93 degrees or 4.98 square degrees

Pentax
6x7 400mm ED(IF) f/4 used with ML8300
2.78 arc-sec/pixel
2.57 x 1.93 degrees or 4.98 square degrees

Sharpless
2-129 region
6x7 SMC Pentax 200mm f/4 used with CM10,
7.01 arc-sec/pixel
4.24 x 2.99 degrees or 12.67 square degrees

Crescent, IC1318, North American, Pelican, and Veil
nebulae (Halpha)
Takumar
90mm f/2.8 used at f/4 with IMG6303E,
20.63 arc-sec/pixel
17.56
x 11.74 degrees or 206.18 square degrees

Sagittarius region widefield (from M24 to NGC6334
in Halpha)
Takumar
55mm f/3.5 used at f/8 with IMG6303E,
33.75 arc-sec/pixel
28.80
x 19.20 degrees or 553.04 square degrees

Cygnus, Cepheus and Cassiopeia widefield region
(from below IC1396 to Bubble and beyond)
Takumar
55mm f/3.5 used at f/8 with IMG6303E,
33.75 arc-sec/pixel
28.80
x 19.20 degrees or 553.04 square degrees

Orion widefield region
Takumar
35mm f/4.5 used at f/8 with IMG6303E binned 2x2
used at
f/8 with IMG6303E, 106.08 arc-sec/pixel
45.26 x 30.17 degrees or 1365 square degrees FOV

Camera Mount and Lens Adaptor System with
Filter Wheel and Focuser with non-rotatable
self-guided camera

Sh 2-240 (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

IC405, IC410, IC417 and M38 region (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

Rosette Nebula
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

Camera Mount and Lens Adaptor System with
Filter Wheel and Focuser with non-rotatable
camera
and separate guidescope

IC1396
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

IC1318 (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

M8, M20, NGC4685, NGC6526, IC1274 (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

IC1396 (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

IC1795, IC1805, IC1848 (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

Veil Nebula (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV

NGC7000, IC5070 (Halpha)
Takumar 150mm f/2.8
used at f/4 with ST10XME, 9.35 arc-sec/pixel
5.68 x 3.81 degrees or 21.69 square degrees FOV