M45

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10" Homebuilt Newtonian for both

Starlight Express SXV-H36 monochrome and SXV-M25 one-shot ccd camera

Lum: 46x10 minutes (460 total) at f/4 with the MPCC

RGB: 50x4 minutes (200 total) at f/3 Keller Corrector and IDAS filter

Stacked and flattened in Maxim and processed/combined in PS

Lum guided with SX OAG and SX guide head

RGB guided with Sky90 and SX guide head

11.8.10 and 10.22.06

Chiefland, FL and Laurel Lakes, PA