The Elephant Trunk Nebula (vdb 142)
Canoe Creek State Park
Target: The Elephant Trunk Nebula (vdb 142)
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: SBIG ST-2000XM
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using ST-2000XM internal guide chip
Software: acquisition - CCDOps, post processing - CCDSoft, AstroArt & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 6 x 10 minutes (Baader 7nm Ha Filter) RGB 10:10:10 Flat fields applied.
Comments: Transparency and seeing were very good. Field of view is approximately 49 x 37 arcminutes. Tracking and guiding continue to be excellent.
SBIG ST-2000XM,Astro-Tech 8 Inch Imaging Newtonian
All Images Copyright by Bill Worley