NGC 281 "Pac man Nebula"
2003 Sept 26th from Thetford Star
Party, Norfolk, UK
Standard SLR camera at 540mm prime focus of 100mm Televue APO refractor.
Tracking on a Losmandy G11 mount ST4 autoguided.
Kodak Elite II colour 200 ISO film no filters
1 x 30 minute exposure scanned and contrast stretched in Photoshop.
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2011 August 28th from Dengie marshes
Essex, UK
Canon 20Da DSLR camera with Canon 200mm telephoto lens at f 4.5
Tracking on an Astrotrac mount.
18 mins total exposure 6 no x 3 minute exposures stacked using Deep Sky Stacker
800 ISO No filters and 2 dark frames
