From: "milton_aupperle" <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: February 26, 2012 11:06:40 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: M37 and Eskimo Nebula Image

Hi Folks;

Two more image I took with the "Mystery" Camera. All are uncooled (ambient temp was -3°C, camera temp +4°C) with no flats or darks taken.

Messier 37 1650 mm AT8RC Scope - 5 minutes Luma, 1.25 minutes binned 2x2 Red, Green and Blue with AstroDon "E" filters:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/DSO/M37_20120217_MJA.jpg

and Eskimo Nebula - 1.25 minutes Luma, Red, Green and Blue: 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/DSO/NGC2392_20120217_MJA.jpg

Seeing was poor and turbulence was really erratic. At times, my Mag 6 guide star would shake so hard at 15 fps that it would disappear for up to 10 seconds.

The faintest star I can detect in M37 was Mag 17.2. Sky background due to light pollution in Calgary was 10,700 - so under dark skies I likely could have reached Mag 19 stars.

I hope to have an Alpha version of the new multi threaded Stacking code  in Astro IIDC 4.08.0 possibly by the end of next week (i.e. March3 or so).

TTYL..

Milton Aupperle