Subject: Milky Way

Author: Axel Mellinger

Scope: SLR Minolta with 28 mm f/2, on piggyback

Exposure: Composite of 51 images, 30-45 min each

Film: Kodak Ektapress PJM2 and PJ-400

Image processing: GIMP for flat-fielding and Aitoff projection

Location: California, South Africa, Germany

Date: July 1997 and May 2000

Subject: Orion and Barnard's loop

Author: Axel Mellinger

Scope: SLR Minolta with 135 mm f/2.8 stopped at f/4, on piggyback

Exposure: Composite of 2 images, 45 min each

Film: Kodak PJ-400

Image processing: GIMP for flat-fielding and transformation

Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

Date: 31 Dec 1999 and 03 Jan 2000

Subject: M13, Hercules

Author: Kunihiko Okano

Scope: 12.2" f/5 Newtonian with SBIG ST-4 guiding system

Exposure: RGB composite, R:16 min, G:16 min, B:24 min

CCD: HPC-1

Image processing: Real Color Enhancement Method

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Subject: M13, Hercules

Author: Akira Fujii

Scope: 12" f/5 Newtonian

Exposure: 40 minutes with Cold camera

Film: Fujichrome R-100

Location: Japan

Subject: M45, Taurus

Author: Chuck Vaughn from AA6G

Scope: Astro-Physics 130 mm f/8 EDT refractor with Field flattener

Exposure: RGB composite, R:90min, G:180min, B:180min

Film: Kodak TP 2415 with RGB Schott Filters

Image processing: Yes

Date: Sep-Oct 1998

Location: California, USA, over 750 meters (2500')

Subject: Stephan's Quintet, NGC7317, Pegasus

Author: NOAO

Scope: Meade SCT 16" LX200, NOAO

CCD: SBIG with colors filters wheel

Exposure: LRGB composite

Image processing: Yes

Subject: 3C273, Virgo

Author: David Hanon

Scope: 24"

Exposure: RGB composite

CCD: SBIG ST8E

Location: USA