Photo Details:

Optics and mount

Takahashi FSQ106ED f/8 - Takahashi EM200.

CCD camera

Baader Canon 350D. Guided with MiniBorg 60ED and DSI pro II.

Filters

None

Exposures

Total of 13 x 600 sec. ISO800

Software

DSLRFocus (Capture), Maxim DL (Guiding), DSS (Stacking), Photoshop CS2 (levels, curves).

Date and Location

05.04.2008 / 59 11 47.83 N. - 10 22 29.33 E 

Object information

Seds information.

Previous Pictures

None

Comments

First try with the FSQ at f/8. It seems that the camera is not 100% straight on the axis and the effect is distorted stars on the left side of the picture. Polar alignment is also a little off.