Enhancing the frame and lifting the contrast reveals the extent of the Milky Way's intervening Galactic Cirrus dust, Space is definitely not empty! Orion Optics AG12 F3.8 FLI ProLine 16803 CCD & CFW-5-7 + Atlas Focuser Image on right: Lum = 6hrs (bin 1X1) Astronomik filters -30C chip temp, darks and flats (Astronomik Aurora Light Panel used for flats) Focal length 1120mm Image scale 1.6"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9 Comments Reasonable seeing, new moon and no wind Equipment setup: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/146681973/original Some links to equipment used to take this image: Orion Optics UK http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/ Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras: http://www.flicamera.com/ Astro Shop (Aus) http://www.astroshop.com.au/ Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: http://www.astro-electronic.de/ Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters: http://www.astronomik.com/en/home http://www.gerdneumann.net/ MSB Software & Astroart 4 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ Catseye Collimation http://www.catseyecollimation.com/ STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software: http://www.staratlaspro.com/
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