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100% crop from this wider field view:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/115561131/original
See a comparison between this image and one by Hubble and Blanco 4m telescopes:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/129487496/original
** Using new low reflection Astronomik 12nm Ha SII OIII filter set
AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO refractor with 4" field flattener
FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7
L SII Ha OIII: 1hr, 7hrs, 10hrs, 9hrs = Total 27hrs (all bin 1X1) Astronomik filters
-35C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats)
Image scale: 1.4"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9
Comments:
Taken over 7 nights from Bob and Pats farm
Average seeing
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/107700957/original
Some links to equipment used to take this image:
Finger Lakes Instrumentation (FLI) CCD cameras and equipment:
http://www.flicamera.com/
StarlightXpress CCD cameras and equipment
http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/
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
Copyright Michael Sidonio 2024
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