| Acquisition Date |
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8/15/09; 8/21/09 |
| Camera |
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Canon XS (Hutech modified)
24 exposures @ 5 min. plus 12 @ 5 min. |
| Camera Settings |
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Raw capture
ISO 800 |
| Telescope |
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Pentax 75 EDHF |
| Mount |
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G11 (for 8/15/09 exposures)
Orion Sirius (for 8/21/09 exposures)
Guided with Orion SSAG |
| Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other |
: |
Prime focus |
| Processing Package / Processing Applied |
: |
Images were focused using the camera's live view and conversion was done with Canon ZoomBrowser EX. Calibration, alignment, and combining were done in ImagesPlus. The combined image was adjusted in Photoshop CS2. Finally, I did a vertical flip of the image. |
| Web Site |
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www.astronomyphotos.com |
| NOTES |
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The second set of images was obtained during Northwoods Starfest in Wisconsin. This image was added to the one obtained earlier by aligning in RegiStar and combined (soft light) in Photoshop. |
