02/17/2012
Fancy Gap, VA and Jamestown, NC
Orion ED80 Apochromatic refractor (upgraded with Orion 2" dual speed focuser)
Orion Atlas EQ-G
Canon Rebel XS (1000D) -- astro modified
Deep sky stacker and Photoshop CS5
15 x 480 sec (unfiltered RGB) and 12 x 720 sec (Hydrogen alpha filtered)
Orion 0.85x focal reducer/corrector for ED80
Image is a blend of RGB and Hydrogen alpha filtered image.