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Taken on February 11, 2006 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca
Finger Lakes IMG6303E imaging camera operated at -26C
Mark I series II 450mm f/12.6 classical cassegrain operated at 5760mm focal length
Finger Lakes CFW-7 filter wheel
SBIG ST7E guide camera operated at -5C
Lumicon Giant Easy Guider w/o reducer
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO mount
50mm Hydrogen Alpha Filter (6nm FWHM)
five 45 minute exposures
three hours forty five minutes total exposure time