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Halpha only
Taken on October 16, 2003 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Astro-Physics Traveler f/6 with Astro-Physics 0.75X Telecompressor (F=457.5mm total, f/4.5)
SBIG ST10XME imaging camera @ -22C
Astro-Physics 80mm guidescope
SBIG ST7E guide camera
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO mount
Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF2 Digital Focuser
Finger Lakes Instrumentation CFW1 Filter Wheel
Custom Scientific Narrowband Emission Line Filter
Hydrogen alpha 656.3nm 3nm FWHM
4 exposures of ten minutes each through Ha filter
40 minutes total exposure time
Maxim 3.20 used for image capture
Sigma pre-beta 11 used for darks, biases, flats, combines
Photoshop 7 used for final adjustments