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Taken on March 8, 2008 from my ranch near Mariposa, Ca.
Pentax Takumar 35mm f/4.5 "fisheye" medium format camera lens (used at f/8)
Finger Lakes IMG6303E imaging camera operated at -40C
Finger Lakes DF2 Digital Focuser
Finger Lakes CFW7 Filter wheel
Takahashi FCT-76 guide scope
SBIG ST7E guide camera
Custom made camera mounting frame
Baader Planetarium Ha filter, 50.8 mm unmounted
5 exposures of 20 minutes for Halpha binned 2x2
1 hour 40 minutes total exposure time