It is highly recommended to make this switch only ONCE a night. Unfortunately these targets are too large in angular size to fit on the chip in a single exposure. The addition of the ST8E to our observatory has advanced our image capabilities dramatically. My plan is to take many pretty pictures. To go home with the image quality currently on display in our Gallery , expect a few high-quality images rather than many poor quality images.
Quality takes time.
The more time invested in an image, the better it will be, even to the point of taking all night for a single picture. Click on the image to see the full resolution image. This image is the sum of 10 five minute exposures. Note that it is only when the images are combined that the color information is mapped as red, green, and blue pixels. This image also represents one of the best of its type in the world.