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10 x 3 min, R, G 7 x3 min B
one hour 21 minutes total exposure time
FLI IMG6303E Camera, AO7
Images all binned 2x2, image scale = 0.64 arc-sec/pixel
ST7E guider
18" Collapsible Cassegrain f/12.6, F=5760mm
No flats
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10 x 15 sec R, G, B
10 x 30 sec Halpha
12.5 minutes total exposure time
Halpha + Red = Red Channel
Halpha = Lum Channel
LRGB combine
FLI IMG6303E Camera, AO7
Images all binned 2x2, image scale = 0.64 arc-sec/pixel
ST7E guider
18" Collapsible Cassegrain f/12.6, F=5760mm
No flats
Images taken from backyard in Castro Valley, California one day past full moon on October 29, 2004
Imaging train: RCOS Beam splitter, FLI IMG6303E, SBIG AO7,
SBIG ST7E, Optec TCF-S focuser, Takahashi FSQ106 Camera Angle Adjuster
Home made adaptor to interface Camera Angle Adjuster to Scope/Focuser
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