Luminance: 120 min. (24 x 5 min.) using the Hx916
Color: 60 min. (12 x 5 min.) using Canon 350D - Raw mode, ISO 800

Luminance images were focused, captured, reduced, and combined in MaxIm CCD. The color images were obtained using ImagesPlus. The Luminance and RGB images were aligned in RegiStar and the composite was combined and adjusted (Curves, Shadow/Highlights, Color Balance) in Photoshop CS2. Grain was reduced with Grain Surgery.
Shot from by backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota. Temp: 60F Humidity 45%