NGC7000
North American Nebula
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| Other names: |
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| Optics: |
Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/3.65 |
| Mount: |
Losmandy GM-8 w/Gemini — photo of setup |
| Camera: |
Canon EOS 40DG (UV/IR filter modification by Hap Griffin) |
| Exposure: |
66 minutes [ 22 x 3 minutes ] at ISO 800 |
| Accessories: |
Takahashi 0.73x Reducer | Autoguided with Meade DSI Pro and Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II lens |
| Location: |
Mt. Baldy, CA [ Angeles National Forest, ski lift parking lot, elevation 6400' ] |
| Date |
May 10, 2008 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition with Canon EOS Utility. Calibration (7 darks, no flats), convert, align, and combine in ImagesPlus 3.0. Levels, curves, sharpen, resize, crop, and color balance in Photoshop. Star elongation is noticeable in several areas in the image. This was due to miscollimation of my FSQ, which has now been fixed by Texas Nautical Repair.
Ambient temperature was about 40°F. This is the first light photo for my 40D after filter modification by Hap Griffin.
Click the image for a larger version (1800 x 1200, ~2.6 MB).
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