From: Dale J Martin <dale@massapoag.org>

Date: October 15, 2007 1:44:38 PM MDT

To: Astro IIDC IIDC <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Blame lack of sleep on the cat!


Hi folks,


The other night my cat woke me up about 1:30 am to come in. While I was up I stepped out on the deck to peer at the sky, WOW it looked really great! I got dress and stepped into the observatory and decided to give the horse a try. Since last year I had my 350D modified by Hap, purchased a WO 0.8 reducer/flattener and a Astronomik CLS Filter.

Anyhow here is the particulars....


Exposure 25 300-sec frames with 20 darks and flats.

Camera Canon Hap modified 350D

Optics Orion 80ED @ f/7.5 (prime focus) piggybacked on Meade SN-6,

used Meade as guide scope.

Astronomik CLS Filter

Mount Meade LXD75

Software Nebulosity for image capture,  Astro IIDC for guiding,

Nebulosity for image stacking,  and final processing in Adobe

Photoshop CS

Location - Date - Time Massapoag Pond Observatory Lunenburg, MA -

Oct. 14 2007 @ 2:30-4:30 AM EST


http://tinyurl.com/2h7e9w


Here is one from last year


http://tinyurl.com/yqpb8y


All comments welcome!


Regards,


Dale