Exposure Details |
Lens |
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 - No optional accessories needed |
Focal Length |
550mm |
Focal Ratio |
F5.5 |
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Mount |
Takahashi EM200 Temma2M |
Guiding |
Orion Magnificient Mini Autoguider |
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Camera |
Canon 1000D Rebel XS w/ Full Spectrum Modification |
Exposure |
41 lights at 300 seconds each - 3.41 hours total exposure |
Calibration |
30 darks, no flats, no bias |
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Date |
November 3rd of the year 2013 |
Temperature |
It was a bit chilly=) |
SQM Reading |
Bortle 2 |
Seeing |
Great |
Location |
Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus - Crowell, TX |
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Software Used |
Backyard EOS, Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight, PHD Guiding |
Notes |
This one even floored me. I was totally not expecting to see this but there she is in all her glory! I plan to add some H-Alpha to it later. This image received a publication in the February issue of Astronomy, Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Technology Today magazines. It is my first publication and was selected for an ad for Sky-Watcher Telescopes. The Esprit 100, which was used to take the photo. |