This image was taken at the with the Meade f3.3 focal reducer and the 30 mm extension ring on my 8" f10 LX 200.    The 80 minute exposure was generated using the MX-5C and the STAR 2000 auto-tracker.   Four 20 minute exposures were combined in AstroArt and further processed in Photoshop.   At magnitude 7.5, it is reasonably bright, but it has a low surface brightness.  This plus the fact that it is always low in the sky for me makes it a difficult object for me to image.  Fortunately, I had a night of very good seeing as was able to capture four nice 20 minute exposures.  All were guided by the STAR 2000.  The nebula is very large and almost fills the CCD frame, even at f3.3  Click here to go back.