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 The
            amazing blue recording ability of the 10D is illustrated in this
            image, a mere 10 minutes of integration time with my 12.5 inch.
            Even with an hour and 20 minutes of exposure, my ST8I didn't
            show this much field nebulosity. Although my camera is not cooled,
            it was near freezing when I took this image, lowering the noise
            even more. This object represents a loose but close to us open
            cluster, surrounded by dust.  Another very important point about
            this camera is that the CMOS does not bloom. This image would
            be a bloomed nightmare with my ST8i, long streaks extending from
            the bright stars in both directions to the edges of the field!
            The problem of course with giant wide blooming spikes, is you
            must fill them with something when you repair them. 
Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
Camera:  Canon 10D
Exposure:  2 x 5m
Filters:  None
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  5 C
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS, SGBNR
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