Imaging telescopes or lenses: Orion 8" Newtonian
Imaging cameras: Canon EOS 40D
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Software: BinaryRivers BackyardEOS, photoshop, DeepSkyStacker
Resolution: 3833x2583
Dates: May 31, 2012
Locations: Home Base
Frames: 66x35" ISO800
Integration: 0.6 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~20
Flat darks: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 9.66 days
Avg. Moon phase: 73.26%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 8.00
RA center: 16:41:47.861
DEC center: +36:27:41.481
Pixel scale: 1.17 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 179.25 degrees
Field width: 74.91 arcminutes
Field height: 50.49 arcminutes
The Hercules Cluster M13 - The first image I am truly happy with. Finally feel like I am making some good progress in the way this one turned out. This is also the first image on the Atlas EQ-G.