I recently acquired a hydrogen-alpha filter and this image VdB 142 is my first photo obtained using the said filter. The hydrogen-alpha filter will allow me to image when the moon is bright as it blocks most of the moon light.
Date: November 30, 2011
Constellation: Cepheus
Location: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, BC
Optics: TeleVue NP-127is used at f/5.2 with Baader Planetarium Narrowband 7nm H-Alpha filter
Mount: Paramount ME, guided using PhD
Camera: Hutech modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 13 light frames of 300 seconds, ISO 1600
Processing: Light frames calibrated with dark and flat frames in ImagesPlus. Light frames normalized and combined using Average. Image cropped.