Date Taken: 07/08/2013
Location: Golden State Star Party
Telescope: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph Reflector Telescope
Other Mount: Celestron CGEM (Hypertuned)
Other Camera: Canon EOS 60D (Standard)
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Photoshop CS6
Exposure: 36 x 170sec lights, 10 darks, 50 each of flats, dark flats, and bias
Other Equipment Used: Orion Awesome Autoguider Package
Notes: Doing astrophotography from the pitch-black skies at Golden State Star Party in extreme northeastern California was a treat. With no light pollution to get into the way, the Iris Nebula (NGC7023) stands out beautifully, as does the immense amount of dark dust in the space around it.