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M8, the Lagoon in Saggitarius

M8, the Lagoon in Saggitarius(chuck kimball)

Acquisition Date : acquired June 3, 2011 at my observatory in Julian California.
Camera : Canon 350d, Hap modified
Camera Settings : RAW, iso 400, 46 five minute sub exposures
Telescope : Explore Scientific 127mm f/7.5 apochromatic refractor with carbon fiber tube.
Mount : Piggybacked on Meade LX200 classic 12 inch. Guided via PHD, Meade DSI Pro 1 mono on the modified Meade finder scope
Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other : AstroTech AT2FF field flattener
Processing Package / Processing Applied : Acquired, calibrated with darks and flats, aligned and stacked with first color balance in Nebulosity 2.4.3. Additional processing in Photoshop CS3
Web Site : chuck's astro photographs
NOTES : I used iso 400 after seeing some of Jerry's images with low iso... seems to have worked as promised, the range was well contained..

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