With the weather next weekend looking questionable, I thought I'd better get out last night to ensure I had an offering this month. Not from my favourite dark site, but in the backyard 5km from the Brisbane CBD.
* Scope: Takahashi FS-102 with F6 reducer
* Imaging device: modded 350D
* Mount: AP Mach1GTO
* Guiding: PHD, SSAG, WO 70mm ZenithStar
* Exposure details: 15 x 300sec exposures at ISO400, ambient temp ~7-8 degrees
* Stacking method: 20 darks & flats subtracted, sigma clip stack
* Summary of post processing: Levels, Curves, Shaddows/Highlights, Saturated, Sharpened and noise reduction with NoiseWare
* Darkness of imaging site: Ugly!
* Date(s) image taken: 03.07.10
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