Cepheus
Image acquired from my driveway in suburban West Knoxville with bright moon under a clear July sky.
July 12, 2003
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Nikon ED 180mm
f/2.8 lens @f/4
CFW-8a and Mandel
Wide Field Imaging Adapter
SBIG ST 10XME CCD with 3nm CS Ha filter.
180 minutes
( 1200 seconds x 9 )
Notes: Selfguiding with integral guider
chip.
Acquisition and calibration in Maxim DL/CCD.
Adobe Photoshop used for levels and curves adjustment.
Closeup
of "Elephant Trunk" imaged with 4" apo refractor
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