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Taken on January 12, 2006 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Finger Lakes IMG1024S Dream Machine imaging camera operated at -40C
Dichroic Beam Splitter
AO7 @ 7.4Hz
Robofocus
Finger Lakes CFW1 Filter wheel
SBIG ST7E guide camera
Custom Scientific 3nm FWHM Ha filter (50mm diameter)
3 exposures of 45 minutes through Halpha filter
2 hours 15 minutes total exposure time