Widefield view of the area around Barnard 30 ~7.5 hours of Ha (15 x 30 minutes) Date: 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm 7nm Hydrogen Alpha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax
Driving through the massive pecan groves, near Las Cruces, NM, the trees cover the roadway in several places.