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Image Details

Optics: Astro-Physics 155 EDFS f/7.
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME.
Camera: SBIG ST10 XME with CFW 8A.
Filters: Custom Scientific LRGB filter set.
Date: May 2013 
Exposure: L:R:G:B = 120:120:120:120.  The L image was binned 1x1 and the color images binned 2x2.
Acquisition: CCDSoft 5, TheSky6, CCDAutoPilot5
Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5.