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Taken on May 26, 2006 from my backyard in Castro Valley, California
Pentax Takumar 200mm f/4 medium format camera lens
Finger Lakes IMG6303E imaging camera operated at -26C
Finger Lakes DF2 Digital Focuser
Finger Lakes CFW7 Filter wheel
Takahashi FCT-76 guide scope
SBIG ST7ME guide camera
Custom made camera mounting frame
Halpha filter 6nm FWHM (50mm unmounted)
three exposures of 30 minutes for Halpha
one and a half hours total exposure time