Central Auriga in Ha

 
Lens: SMC Takumar 300mm f/4
Camera: ST-2000XM w/CFW-8; Schuler Ha filter
Mount: EM-200 Temma
Guider: STV w/135mm lens
Exposures: 5x10min. for each of four frames (unbinned)
Processing: Images were captured using CCDSoft v.5. They were reduced, histogram adjusted, aligned and median combined with AIP4WIN. The four separate images were assembled into a mosaic in Photoshop 7 and adjusted (cropping, Curves). Finally, Grain Surgery was used to reduce noise.
Location: My backyard in SE Minnesota.
 
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