25th and 27th Sepember 2009
Newtonian 250mm @f/4.8, Losmandy G11 mount
SBIG ST 2000 CCD camera @-15°C LRGB with L = Hα, R = R + Hα. Hα 37x600s, RGB 15/ 9/10x300s (overall 9h)
Rhein-Main area, Germany
Published as Astrofoto der Woche / Astronomie.de, KW43/2009
North is in the top-left corner of the image