September 13, 2007
Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada

Imaging
Camera: Hutech-modified Canon XTi dSLR
Lens: Canon 400mm L f/5.6 telephoto operating at f/6.3
Exposures: 60 images at 60 secs each
ISO: 800
Mount: Astrotrac portable equatorial on Manfrotto tripod

Processing

1. ImagesPlus 3 Beta 9 - convert RAW to 32 bit Integer FITS, Custom white balance, calibrate using dark & flat frames, auto align (correlate, translate, rotate), stack images using Sigma Average combine and Digital Development applied (BP 350).
2. Corel PhotoPaint X3 - convert to 24 bit RGB jpg, moderate increase to saturation, subtle midtone stretch, crop & reduce image size.