This extreme close up cropped from the larger image reveals the inner star birth regions as well as all six main stars in the central Trapezium star cluster. See a comparison between this image and one by Hubble and her WFPC2 http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/119521629/original AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7 LHaRGB = 5 5 20 20 20min Astronomik filters -35C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats) 12MPPS download speed = 1.5sec/full frame download at bin 1X1. Image scale = 1.6"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9 and SX guide camera Comments: Taken from Bob and Pats farm in average seeing http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/107700957/original Some links to equipment used to take this image: Finger Lakes Instrumentation (FLI) CCD cameras and equipment: http://www.flicamera.com/ StarlightXpress CCD cameras and equipment http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/ Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: http://www.astro-electronic.de/ Gerd Neumann/Astronomik filters: http://www.gerd.neumann.net/ http://www.astronomik.com/ MSB Software & Astroart 4 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software http://www.skylab.com.au/ AstroHandy Accessories http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/astrohandy_lightring http://www.astrohandy.com
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