Date: June 3, 2005
Camera: SBIG STL6303E
Filters: AstroDon L,R,G,B (STL internal filter wheel)
Camera control software: CCDSoft
Focal reducer: None
Guiding/adaptive optics: self-guided, internal guide chip
Camera temperature: -20C
Image Acquisition Software: CCDAutopilot2 for certain steps
Telescope: RCOS 16 Carbon Tube, Aries optics, F9
Telescope control software: RCOS TCC, TheSky6
Mount: Paramount ME (MKS 4000)
Subexposures:
Luminance: 13 x 8 minute, binned 1x1
RGB: 7 x 3 minute, binned 2x2
Conditions: high humidity.
Processing: CDSoft, CCDSharp (Luminance only), MiraAP, MaximDL, Registar, Sigma, Photoshop CS2.
Date: March 5, 2005
Camera: SBIG ST10XE
Filters: AstroDon L,R,G,B (CFW8a filter wheel)
Camera control software: CCDSoft
Focal reducer: AP 0.67
Guiding/adaptive optics: self-guided, internal guide chip
Camera temperature: -20C
Image Acquisition Software: None
Telescope: RCOS 16 Carbon Tube, Aries optics, F9
Telescope control software: RCOS TCC, TheSky6
Mount: Paramount ME (MKS 4000)
Subexposures:
Luminance: 6 x 8 minute, binned 2x2
RGB: 5 x 2 minute, binned 3x3
Conditions: high humidity, low altitude, haze.
Processing: CDSoft, CCDSharp (Luminance only), MaximDL, Registar, Sigma, Photoshop CS.