Veil Nebula 52 Cygni Region in RGB from AP155EDF f/7 and FLI PL39000C 

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Taken on August 29 and 30, 2009 from my ranch in the California Gold Country

Astro-Physics AP155EDF f/7 used with 4" field flattener 

Finger Lakes CFW 4-5 filter wheel 

Robofocus

Finger Lakes Proline 39K color camera

Baader Planetarium 50 x 50 mm square IR blocking luminance filter

Takahashi FCT 76 guide scope with Takahashi rings

SBIG ST7ME guide camera

AP1200GTO mount

16 x 15 minutes 

four hours total exposure time

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