NGC 2264
Image acquired from my driveway
in suburban West Knoxville with bright Moon .
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Takahashi FSQ
106. SBIG ST 10XME CCD with CFW-8a
3nm Custom Scientific Hydrogen Alpha pass filter.
Hydrogen alpha= 7 hrs total exposure (14 x 1800sec)
Guiding with onboard guider chip.
Acquisition and calibration in Maxim DL/CCD,
Gralak's Sigma used for mean
combine.
Levels and curves in Photoshop.
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