This image was taken with Meade f3.3 focal reducer and the IDAS Light Pollution Filter installed in the SCT adapter attached to my 8" f10 LX 200.    The image is a composite of three 20 min exposures and one 10 minute guided with the STAR 2000 auto tracker.  I did not use any extension ring so the effective focal length was about f6.6.  They were color converted and added together in Astro Art and  then further processed  in Photoshop.     Total exposure is 70 minutes.  Click here to go back.