This is the first DSO that I imaged with the Centre’s QSI camera. I’m very pleased with the result and will likely be using this camera in the near future.

Date: December 4, 2010
Constellation: Pegasus
Location: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, BC
Optics: TeleVue NP-127is used at f/5.2
Mount: Paramount ME, guided using PhD
Camera: QSI 583c, cooled to -25 degrees Celsius
Exposure: Ten RAW light frames of 180 seconds
Processing: Light frames calibrated with dark frames in ImagesPlus. Light frames normalized and combined using MinMax Excluded. Image cropped.