[NII] = Red, [OIII] = Green, Blue = Blue
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[NII] = Red, [OIII] = Green, [OIII] = Blue
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Taken on August 14, 2004 from Fremont Peak State Park near San Juan Bautista, California
AP155EDF f/7 (F=1085mm) imaging scope
Finger Lakes IMG6303E imaging camera at -37C
AP80/900MM guide scope
SBIG ST7E guide camera at -15C
Finger Lakes CFW1 filter wheel
AP1200GTO mount
OPTEC TCF-S Focuser
Custom Scientific 50mm Narrowband Emission Line filters (AR Coated)
[Nitrogen II] 658.3nm 3nm FWHM
[Oxygen III] 500.7nm 3nm FWHM
Finger Lakes Blue filter
4 exposures of 20 minutes for [NII] and [OIII], 7 exposures of five minutes through Blue filter
Three hours and 15 minutes total exposure time.