October 16 & 17, 2009
Object Info: The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum.
Location: Eldorado Star Party. X-Bar Ranch
Exposure Info: LRGB 170:60:60:60 minutes, all 10 min unbinned subs
Scope/Mount: Takahashi FS-152 refractor and Takahashi NJP mount
Camera: SBIG STL11000 astro CCD camera
Guiding: Internal guiding on the STL11000
Processing: CCDSoft for image acquisition. CCDStack for calibration, normalization, and mean combine. Mira AL for registration. Photoshop CS2 for levels/curves and other adjustments.
October 17, 2009
Object Info: The Horsehead and Flame Nebula - IC434 and NGC's 2023 and 2024
Location: Eldorado Star Party. X-Bar Ranch
Exposure Info: RGB 90:60:90 minutes, all unbinned
Scope/Mount: Takahashi FS-152 refractor and Takahashi NJP mount
Camera: SBIG STL11000 astro CCD camera
Guiding: Internal guiding on the STL11000
Processing: CCDSoft for image acquisition. CCDStack for calibration, normalization, and mean combine. Mira AL for registration. Photoshop CS2 for levels/curves and other adjustments.