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shot on November 15, 16 and 17, 2004 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Compact Collapsible Cassegrain 18" @f/12.60 (F=5760mm)
IMG6303E camera @-35C
AO7 @ 16 Hz
RCOS Dichroic beam splitter
ST7E guide camera
FLI CFW1 Filter wheel
Optec RGB filters
11 exposures of 5 minutes + 3 exposures of 10 minutes through Optec Red Filter (binned 2x2) used for Luminance
12 exposures of 5 minutes through Optec Red Filter (binned 2x2) used for Red Channel
12 exposures of 5 minutes through Optec Green Filter (binned 2x2) used for Green Channel
12 exposures of 5 minutes through Optec Blue Filter (binned 2x2) used for Blue Channel
Four hours 25 minutes total exposure time