Also known as BBW56 Takahashi FSQ106EDX4 FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus L Ha RGB = 330 300 70 70 70 min = 14hrs total exposure (bin 1X1) New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters -30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg Image scale 3.5"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar Comments Data collected over three nights, 8, 10 and 14 March 2018, average seeing, average transparency Equipment setup: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/166437746/original Some links to equipment used to take this image: StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment http://www.sxccd.com/products Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras: http://www.flicamera.com/ Astro Shop (Aus) http://www.astroshop.com.au/ Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: http://www.astro-electronic.de/ Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters: http://www.astronomik.com/en/home http://www.gerdneumann.net/ MSB Software & Astroart 5 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ Catseye Collimation http://www.catseyecollimation.com/ STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software: http://www.staratlaspro.com/
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