Date Taken: 05/15/2010 Photographer:
Steven M Location: Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia
Telescope:
GSO 10 inch RC F8
Mount:
G11 with Gemini L4
Camera:
QHY9 Processing: CCD Stack: darks and bias subtracted (no flats), image normalised, defects subtracted, luninance images summed, RGB images mean stacked, all files registered and algined, and Photoshop CS3: FITS liberator RGB combined, and luminance layered in for detail and brightness. Used High pass filter for emphasizing dark lane detail. Exposure: LRGB, L binned 2x2 10min subs x 8, RGB binned 3x3 5min subs x 6 per channel, total 170 minutes, or 2.83 hours, @ -20c. Other Equipment Used: Orion SteadyStar Adaptive Optics Guider Notes: CCD Stack: darks and bias subtracted (no flats), image normalised, defects subtracted, luninance images summed, RGB images mean stacked, all files registered and algined, and Photoshop CS3: FITS liberator RGB combined, and luminance layered in for detail
The Orion SteadyStar Adaptive Optics Guider eliminates tracking errors far more effectively than regular autoguiding. Overcome your mount's periodic error resulting in sharper, smaller stars. It makes even a modest mount perform more effectively!