M16

Exposure Details

Date: 2nd October, 2004

Telescope + Camera: 0.254-m SCT + ST-2000XM at F/6.2 Bin 2x2 Luminance, Bin 3x3 RGB

Resolution: Approximately 2 arc seconds per pixel (luminance channel)

Exposure: Combination of 60 minutes luminance (10 minute sub exposures),

22 minutes each of Red, Blue & Green (120 second sub exposures).

80 minutes Ha added - 21st October, 2004

Exposure Details

Date: 9th & 10th September, 2004

Telescope + Camera: 0.254-m SCT + ST237-A at F/3.75 Bin 1x1 Luminance, Bin 2x2 RGB

Resolution: Approximately 1.5 arc seconds per pixel (luminance channel)

Exposure: Combination of 46 minutes luminance, 8 minutes each of Red, Blue & Green all 120 second sub exposures unguided.

Notes: Imaged under very poor seeing.