[SII] = Red, Halpha = Green, [OIII] = Blue
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Taken on August 27- 30, 2005 from my backyard in Castro Valley, California
Pentax Takumar 150mm f/2.8 medium format camera lens stopped down to f/4
Finger Lakes CM10XME imaging camera operated at -26C
Custom made camera mounting frame
Finger Lakes DF2 Digital Focuser
Finger Lakes CFW7 Filter wheel
Takahashi FCT-76 guide scope
SBIG ST7E guide camera
Custom Scientific 3nm Ha filter (50mm unmounted)
Custom Scientific 3nm [SII] filter (50mm unmounted)
Custom Scientific 3nm [OIII] filter (50mm unmounted)
nine exposures of 30 minutes for Halpha
ten exposures of 30 minutes for [SII]
ten exposures of 30 minutes for [OIII]
fourteen and one half hours total exposure time