Bigger size: 1600x1100
DATE
November 7th, 2008
PHOTO
Exposure time:
23x8' (3 hours total)
EQUIPMENT
Imaging scope: Televue NP101is
Camera: Canon 40D modified
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Mount: Takahashi EM400
SITE & CONDITIONS
Henry Coe State Park
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Very good
SOFTWARE
Callibration/Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop
COMMENTS
In this trip to Henry Coe I brought a friend who had never "experienced" astrophotography before. Although I don't think I've got him hooked into the hobby, he had a lot of fun :-) This Rosette wasn't too hard to process. The object is not only huge but also fairly bright.
