NGC 2023.

Image Details 20060323 - North to the left
Image Field of View 11' 45" X  8' 49" arc-minutes wide (approx.).
Telescope 12-inch f/5 newtonian telescope.
Guiding hand guided with 4.5-inch guide-scope.
Camera

Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα/IR enabled.

Exposures 13 x 4 minute exposures @ ISO400.
3 x 4 minute dark frames,
5 x 0.5 second flat-field frames,
5 x 1/4000th second bias frames.
Total Exposure time 52-minutes.
Filter/Equipment Used Baader Multi-purpose Coma Corrector.
Sky Conditions Seeing: 6/10. Wind: 1/10. Moisture: 2/10
Ambient Temperature 19°C
Notes Fast moving clouds ends imaging session.
Processing Iris, Photoshop, Noiseware CE.

(C) Copyright 2006 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au

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