Click on "original" size below to see a large 0.75 meg size image.

Cropped from the original full frame image.

See a close-up of the core here: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/109176028/original

See the High Resolution close up image here:
http://upload.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/109433349/original

AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO refractor with 4" field flattener
FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7
LRGB = 120 30 30 30min (RGB from an earlier 80mm refractor image)
-35C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats)
12MPPS download speed = 1.5sec/full frame download at bin 1X1.
Guide camera: Starlightxpress SXV-H9

Comments:
RGB data from earlier 80mm refractor image, weak colour and insuficient
image scale so HII regions aren't very visible after LRGB combine.
Average seeing with no wind
3/4 waning moon

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/81003751/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.fli-cam.com/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann/Astronomik filters:

http://www.gerd.neumann.net/

http://www.astronomik.com/

MSB Software & Astroart 4

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.skylab.com.au/

AstroHandy Accessories

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/astrohandy_lightring

http://www.astrohandy.com