" The Flaming Star"
Imaged from my driveway in suburban west Knoxville.
Telescope and computer unattended during 5 hour exposure
sequence ( I was asleep <G> )
November 14, 2002
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Takahashi FSQ
106. SBIG ST 10XME CCD with CFW-8a
3nm Custom Scientific Hydrogen Alpha filter.
Exposure 5 hours( 10 x 1800 seconds) Guiding
with onboard guider chip.
Acquisition and calibration and mild DDP in Maxim
DL/CCD, levels and curves adjustments in PS
Noise reduction with SGBNR
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