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LBN 437

Started by jthommes, 10/26/2010 04:04AM
Posted 10/26/2010 04:04AM Opening Post
This is kind of a seldom imaged area - I believe this area has been done before by Dean Rowe and Tyler Allred. This one I have done with the small camera (while the larger camera was working on something else). I captured some Ha data to blend with LRGB since this area has both dust and emission. Don't know if the blend is visually accurate - but it does show different structures. Image is here:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/LBN437.htm

Scope - WO Zenithstar 66 mm APO at f/4.5
Camera - Artemis285
Mount - CG5 (Celestron ASGT)
Guiding - Home made 180 mm FL guide scope, DSI Pro, PhD Guiding

Jim Thommes

Mak-Newt 152 mm
C8
Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

http://jthommes.com/Astro/
Posted 10/26/2010 11:09PM #1
Very nice Jim.


Robert

There's no substitute for fine glass!
Posted 10/29/2010 10:48AM #2
Nice to be able to multi-task. That Z-66 gives a good FOV. Do you use it much with the "big" camera?

Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory