Imaged from my driveway in suburban West Knoxville on October 17, 2002.
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Takahashi FSQ
106. SBIG ST 10XME CCD with CFW-8a
3nm Custom Scientific Hydrogen Alpha pass filter.
Exposure ( 8 x 1200 seconds) Guiding with
onboard guider chip.
Acquisition and calibration in Maxim DL/CCD,
levels and curves adjustments in PS
This object has facinated me for some time...
No doubt an object that many think of when they contemplate the Cosmos.
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