This is my first nebula pic taken with my first full spectrum DSLR, an old Nikon D70s. Apart from some amp glow in the upper left corner, the old Nikon doesn't seem to mind the summer temperatures as much as my newer Pentax K-x. Normally I can't image nebula in summer with DSLR cameras here in the tropics due to heat generated noise. It's not as deep as a winter pic would be, but it's something and that's better than the nothing I could get in summer before now.
Image details, I dunno, I didn't write em all down.
Lemme see, taken over the last few nights between clouds, air temp 27 degrees, Camera - full spectrum modified Nikon D70s, subs at ISO 400, Filters - Baader semi-apo, Astronomik CLS and no name brand 30nm Ha, telescope - Sky Watcher 120mm F5 achro. Stacked in DSS, combined and processed in PS.
Every single minute was painstakingly hand guided with a HEQ5 pro, which was not an easy task as I needed one hand on the hand controller, one hand swatting mosquitoes, another hand eating soup and another hand making sure Rigel the kitten didn't make unnecessary corrections while he was biting my fingers. Wait that's 4 hands...
So there you have it, an image made with blood, sweat and spilled soup.