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Taken on June 23 - 26, 2006 from the Shingletown Star Party in Shingletown, Ca (~3000 ft MSL)
Pentax Takumar 35mm f/4.5 medium format camera lens (FOV: 45.26 x 30.17 degrees)
Finger Lakes IMG6303E 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)
Optec IR-Blocking Green and Blue filters (50mm unmounted)
Ten exposures of 30 minutes for Halpha
Seven exposures of 10 minutes for Red
Seven exposures of 10 minutes for Green
Ten exposures of 10 minutes for Blue
Nine hours total exposure time