by: James, Forrest and Emily Maxwell,
October 11-12, 2010
Taken near Jemez Springs, NM at 8300 ft. elevation (Caldera Rim Observatory). Two hours of 28 second exposures taken at 25 deg. F, stacked in Nebulosity and processed in PhotoBrush and Photofiltre. Dark and Flat Frames applied.
Used a 10" F/4, Meade Schmidt Newtonian on Losmandy G-11. Cooled Canon 400D DSLR. 5" Refractor guidescope with Orion CCD for Autoguiding. Icron Ranger USB extender for remote down loading of photos.