Taken from my backyard observatory (Starbase Six) in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada in September and October of 2009 over several nights and two different scopes.
Takahashi FSQ106ED with reducer and Takahashi Epsilon 180ED. Composite image.
SBIG STL1000M
Baader HaLRGB 50mm filters
2 hours Hydrogen alpha
3 hours RGB (1 hour each)
Total Exposure 5 hours (FSQ)
Combined with a smaller mosaic taken with the ED180 and a one shot colour camera. (7 hours of exposure)
Acquired and calibrated in Maxim
Registered in Registar
Ha-RGB combined and processed in Photoshop
