- Optics: Celestron C11 at f/5.7
- Mount: Celestron CGE
- Guiding software: MetaGuide ASCOM
- Camera: Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9
- Filter: Baader 7nm H-alpha filter
- Guiding Camera: Lumenera SKYnyx 2-0M @ 15 fps
- Guiding mode: Off-axis guiding with Taurus mini tracker
- Image Details: 18x15m exposures over two nights with one meridian flip
- 0.84" per pixel
- Raw FWHM: approx 2.5"
- Image Processing: ImagesPlus, flats, bias, dark subtract. No Photoshop
- Date and Location: Feb 1, 2009. Hudson Valley, NY.