Date/time: June 28, 2008 1:20am
Location: Victoria Center Observatory, Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC

This is a test image to determine the tracking error of the Paramount ME/Meade LX200 14" combination. Three frames out of 31 exhibited too much tracking error to use. We speculate these errors might be caused by us walking on the observatory floor while exposures were being taken.

Camera: Hutech-modified Canon XTi dSLR mounted prime focus
Telescope: Meade LX200 14" SCT operating at f/10, mounted on a Paramount ME
Exposure: 2 minutes
Frames: 28 used out of 31 taken
ISO: 800
Processing:

• ImagesPlus 3.0: digital RAW to FITS development; dark frames applied, no flat or bias frames applied; auto graded; manual alignment; aggressive digital development (BP 500); star size reduction (1.4), cropping.
• ACDSee Pro 2 Photo Manager: 48 bit to 24 bit RGB conversion; colour noise reduction