NASA APOD 12 Jan 2010: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap110112.html Full frame 50% full res AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine16803 CCD & CFW-5-7 LHaRGB = 210 270 60 60 60 min (11 hrs total) Astronomik 50mm square filters -30C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats) Focal Length: 1300mm Image scale = 1.4"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9 Taken from Bob and Pats farm in 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 and Astronomik filters: http://www.astronomik.com/en/home http://www.gerdneumann.net/ 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
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