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North American Nebula (part 1)



Image Details

  • Date: November 11, 2009 @ 10:45 pm
  • Author: Tim Doucette
  • Category: Astronomy, Nebulae
  • Telescope: Orion 80ED Apo Refractor
  • Mount: Celestron AS-GT
  • Guiding: C9.25S via Vesta Pro Webcam
  • Camera: QHY8
  • Site: DSE Observatory
  • Exposure: 4 x 10min = 40min, g=1,o=56
  • Effective Focal Length: 600mm
  • Effective Focal Ratio: f/7.5
  • Want More Info ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America_Nebula

Description

I am having some trouble with my flat frames. There are lots of dust holes in this image. However I decided to post it to show how well the Orion Starshoot Autoguider works. I'm impressed with the roundness of the stars.