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5/13/2013

Izar in Bootes

The Cottage Observatory

Target: Izar in Bootes
Imaging Scope: 8" f/4 OPT Carbon Fiber Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Celestron CGE Pro
Imager: SBIG ST-8300M w/Hutech IDAS filter (cooling wasn't turned on)
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using a SSAG through a Stellarvue SV66ED
Software: acquisition - MaxIm DL 5, processing - CCDSoft & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 1 x 1 minutes binned at 1x1 using a Baader Luminance filter.
Comments: First image from the new scope. Performance looks very promising. Focuser sag is gone!
I didn't dark subtract or do flats. This is a raw image.

SBIG ST-8300M,OPT 8

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waterfalls man15-May-2013 01:35
Beautiful Shot V!!