1680 x 1050
For object labels,
see the wider-field image.
Equipment: Nikkor
300mm f/4 lens/STL-11000M/Astrodon LRGB filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/5.6
Exposures: RRGB: R 10 x 20 minutes: G 10 x 5 minutes: B 10 x 5
minutes: GB binned 2x2
Date: November 22, 2009
Location: Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes: Individual exposures were dithered with CCDAutopilot2
and sigma combined. The RGB image was created in Registar 1.0. Reduce Noise was applied to
the RGB image and a Gaussian Blur of 1 pixel was applied to the dim portions of the
luminance image. The RGB image was duplicated and combined using Soft Light to enhance
color.