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Taken November 5, 2005 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Pentax Takkumar 150mm f/2.8 medium format camera lens stopped down to f/4
Finger Lakes Cm10XME imaging camera operated at -26C
Finger Lakes DF2 Digital Focuser
Finger Lakes CFW7 Filter wheel
Takahashi FCT-76 guide scope
SBIG ST7E guide camera
Custom made camera mounting frame
Custom Scientific 3nm Ha filter (50mm unmounted)
four exposures of 20 minutes for Halpha
one hour 20 minutes total exposure time