NGC1499 "California" Nebula
OPTICS : Orion 80ED w/.63x, f/5.7
MOUNT: 10" LX200 Classic
CAMERA: ST-10XME
GUIDING: ST-402ME on LX200 "Classic"
FILTERS: Astrodon "E" Series TruBalance
EXPOSURE: HaGB, Ha(2)5m, GBs(1)3m each
DATE(S): 10/14/2005
LOCATION: Horizontal Heavens Observatory, Texas USA
ACQUISITION: CCDSoft v5
PROCESSING: ImagesPlus, CCDSoft, PhotoshopCS2
NOTES: Measuring the FOV, I discovered that 6.3FR was actually delivering .76 FR for f-5.7 speed with this setup.
I have a 9mm extension tube I might try adding to speed things up further.
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