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Separate guide camera/guide scope, C14 using mirror locks
(To see Mike Richmann's wonderful color rendition of this object, click here)
Taken on July 26, 2003 from my backyard in Castro Valley, California
FLI IMG1024S imaging Camera @-35C
Celestron C14 Imaging Scope @ f/11 (F=3910mm)
Astro-Physics 80mm guide scope (F=900mm)
SBIG ST7E guide camera @-15C
FLI CFW1 Filter wheel
Optec TCF-S robotic focuser
Custom Scientific Emission Line Filter:
Ha 656.3nm/3nm FWHM
three exposures of 30 minutes through Halpha
Maxim 3.10 used for camera control and processing
CCDSOFT 5.0 used for guiding
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Using Beam Splitter for on-axis guiding plus AO7 plus C14 with mirror locks
Taken on September 17, 2003 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Celestron C14 imaging scope @ f/12.46 (F=4430mm)
Finger Lakes Instrumentation IMG1024S imaging camera @-30C
RCOS Optical Systems Dichroic Beam Splitter
SBIG ST7E Guide camera controlling
SBIG AO7 Adaptive Optics System
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO mount
Finger Lakes Instrumentation CFW1 Color Filter wheel
Custom Scientific Narrowband Emission Line Filters
Hydrogen alpha 656.3nm 3nm FWH
6 exposures of 15 minutes each through Ha (two hours)
Maxim DL 3.20 used for image acquisition, calibration and DDP
AIP4WIN used for noise filtering and deconvolution
CCDSOFT 5.00.071 used for guiding/AO7 control
SIGMA Prebeta 11 used for darks, flats and image stacking