CCD Notes July 14-15, 2004 Connelly's Springs, NC. Milky Way only dimly visible overhead. 70oF, breezy. Trying out the IR-blocked Clear Filter Finding Basic Focus Positions Comet NEAT 2001 Q4 5-inch Astro-Physics refractor @ F4.5 SBIG ST2000XM / CFW-8a cooled to -15oC (88% cooling). Two 100 second exposures through IR-blocked clear filter, unbinned. Self-guided on Losmandy G-11 mount. Acquired with Maxim 4.01, dark frame subtracted, no flats, no bias. Late twilight. Messier 13 5-inch Astro-Physics refractor @ F4.5 SBIG ST2000XM / CFW-8a cooled to -15oC (85% cooling). Single 600 second exposure through IR-blocked clear filter, unbinned. Self-guided on Losmandy G-11 mount. Acquired with Maxim 4.01, dark frame subtracted, no flats, no bias. The Veil Nebula complex 200mm F2.0 Nikkor EDIF @ F2.8 SBIG ST2000XM / CFW-8a cooled to -15oC (75% cooling). Seven 100 second exposures through Schuler 10nm H-a filter, unbinned. No guiding on Losmandy G-11 mount. Acquired with Maxim 4.01, dark frame subtracted, no flats, no bias. <=Previous Next=>