M17 9-30-13
  • Details
    Date Taken: 09/30/2013
    Location: Waterloo,Iowa
    Telescope: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph Reflector Telescope
    Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
    Other Camera: Canon T3i
    Processing: Captured with Backyard EOS 3.0 processed with DSS and PS Elements 11
    Exposure: 9 exposures of 300sec @ ISO400 plus 6each darks,flats,and bias frames
    Other Equipment Used: Orion Magnificent Mini Autoguider Package, Astronomiks CLS clip filter,Highpoint Scientific Coma corrector
    Notes: I did this in both color and B&W the B&W seemed to be a little sharper