IC1396 with a $35 Piggyback Lens

I obtained a used 135 mm Soligor lens with Pentax screw mount to use
with the SXV-H9 camera. An example of the images this inexpensive lens
takes is my LRGB of IC1396 at
http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm

The image includes Herschel's "Garnet Star", one of my favorite
visual targets. Unfortunately, it lacks the usual beautiful deep red
color in my image because it is saturated from the long exposures
needed to bring out the faint nebulosity in IC1396.

I also have some photos of the piggyback setup and my new permanent
computer installation in the ten-foot ProDome which my neighbors have
christened the "Igloo Observatory". Please take a look.

Thank you for visiting my site. Feedback always welcomed.

Clear skies,

Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL