Image Details

Central region of the Lagoon Nebula 20070707.

Telescope

Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope on
Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount.

Guiding

Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDSoft.

Camera

Canon EOS 300D Digital ( Hα enabled ) focused with DSLR Focus.

Exposure

22.5 min. exposure (9 x 150 sec. sub-frames) @ ISO400

Filter/equipment

2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector (MPCC).
2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter.

Sky Conditions

°C

Image Processing

Iris, Photoshop, Noiseware.