| Image taken | 21 Feb 2003, 21:00 8 images from c.25 stacked frames of 5 seconds exposure. | |
| Location | Tom's back garden, near Southampton -2°C, hazy | |
| Statistics | Distance: 1500 light years | |
| Equipment used | Helios 8" newtonian reflector Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 SC Long Exposure Modified (no lens) K3CCDTools, Registax and Photoshop | |
| Comments |
This was our second test of the long
exposure web cam. Having the "shutter" open for longer allows the CCD to
collect more light and show dimmer detail - this image was
stitched together from several adjacent images, each created in Registax. M43 is also visible around
the bright star in the top left quadrant. We
clearly need to get away from the city lights and to cover a much
larger region of the sky. |