Object: The Lagoon Nebula - M8 in H-alpha light
Date/Time: 6/3/06, 02:30 - 04:00am MDT
Location: My Backyard, Las Cruces, NM.
Camera: Meade DSI Pro II using a Schuler 9mm Ha filter
Exposure: 50x2 minutes
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm refractor (f/5.6) piggyback on a Meade 10" LX200
Guiding: Webcam (SC1) and GuideDog
Processing: Registration and stacking using ImagesPlus (no darks.)  Light noise reduction using SGBNR2 and final processing in PhotoShop.
Comments: I captured this Milkyway showcase as I slept in the comfort of my own bed. (Thanks GuideDog!) I plan to add RGB color data from a dark sky site later in the summer. 

© Dave Dockery 2006