4 x 10 minutes (first light)
4 x 10 minutes (first light)
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Taken on September 9, 2006 from Montebello Open Space Preserve near Palo Alto, Ca.
6 x 10 minutes (backyard)
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Taken on September 10, 2006 from my backyard in Castro Valley, California
Takahashi Epsilon 180ED imaging scope (f/2.8, F=500mm)
Finger Lakes IMG6303E imaging camera operated at -26C
Finger Lakes CFW7 Filter wheel
Finger Lakes PDF Focuser with custom made adaptors (First Light)
Takahashi FCT76 guide scope
SBIG ST7ME guide camera operated at -10C
4 exposures of 10 minutes through Halpha filter (first light)
6 exposures of 10 minutes through Halpha filter (backyard)
Forty minutes total exposure time