MetaGuide: Pac-Man close-up

Optics: Celestron C11 at f/10.3
Mount: Celestron CGE
Guiding software: MetaGuide Beta ASCOM
Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9
Filter: Baader 7nm H-alpha filter
Guiding Camera: Lumenera SKYnyx 2-0M @ 8 fps
Guiding mode: Off-axis guiding with Taurus mini tracker
Guide Star: Approximately Mag. 8.1
Image Details: 14x15m continuous exposures, 100% yield
0.46" per pixel
Raw FWHM: approx 2.0"
Image Processing: ImagesPlus, flats, bias, dark subtract. No Photoshop
Date and Location: September 20, 2008. Hudson Valley, NY.

Separate view taken with f/6.3 reducer and stack of 6 15m frames at 0.84"/pixel

Single 15m calibrated frame at f/10 with linear stretch and no star correction

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