Date Taken: 05/04/2011 Photographer:
Jimmy E. Location: Boiling Springs, SC
Telescope:
Orion Apex 127mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
Mount:
Explore Scientific Twilight II
Camera:
DMK21 Processing: 5 frames stacked with Registax, mild Unsharp Mask in Photoshop CS2 Exposure: 5 X 1/222 Sec. out of 1800 frames Other Equipment Used: Orion Multiple 5-Filter Wheel for 1.25 inch Filters, 1.25 inch Orion Luminance/IR Cutoff Eyepiece Filter
Outstanding image quality, incredible range of use, and portability make the Apex 127mm Mak-Cass perfect for the intermediate viewer. Use with any mount or tripod for nightitme or daytime viewing.
This Orion astrophotography filter is designed for use with monochrome CCD cameras to increase contrast/sharpness. It blocks IR (infrared) wavelengths which can cause blurring, glare, and reduced contrast in images from cameras lacking an IR filter.