Sometimes, everything works. The night of October 2 was clear and cool. The air was still. I had taken my camera and off-axis guider apart and put them back together in a better way. I had tightened everything down. M76 is a fairly bright target. What you see here is probably near the resolution limit of this scope and camera. If I can, I would like to get another three or four hours on this lovely object and see if I can make the extended lobes brighter and more defined.
The image above is a wide field and will not be viewed at 100% if you click on it. Here is a 100% view:
Telescope: Orion 10" f/4.7 Newtonian and Baader RCC1
Camera and Exposure: SXVF-H9C, 14x10'
Filter: IDAS-LPS2
Guiding: SX Lodestar and SX OAG
Mount: Takahashi NJP
Software: Nebulosity, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS3
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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