Here is my first try at the Crab nebula. It was a late night, "extra target", shot from last month that I finally had some time to process. This one just needs more time attached, maybe when it is up at a more convenient time of night.
L:R:G:B is 10:7:7:7 minutes in one minute subs.
Charlie
Scope - Meade 16" LX200, mounted Alt-Az; field de-rotator; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Motofocus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; binned 2x2 (~.88"/pixel)
Software - CCDSoft; TheSky; PHDGuiding
Guiding - Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
L:R:G:B is 10:7:7:7 minutes in one minute subs.
Charlie
Scope - Meade 16" LX200, mounted Alt-Az; field de-rotator; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Motofocus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; binned 2x2 (~.88"/pixel)
Software - CCDSoft; TheSky; PHDGuiding
Guiding - Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
Attached Image:
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
