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 Left: Here
            is a comparison taken over a year apart with the same telescope,
            and camera to show the expansion over time. 

This is one of the rarest celestial phenomenon that can be photographed by an amateur telescope. This Light Echo is an expanding wave of nebulosity stemming from the sudden extreme brightening in February of 2002 of central star. This is a once in a lifetime event - get it while you can!

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST8i NABG with Enhanced Cooling
Guider: SBIG ST4
Exposure:  LRGB = 60:20:20:40 (RGB Binned 2x2)
RGB Combine Ratio:  1: .8: 1.2
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 4.0 arcsec (Maxim DL - 10min subframe), Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  0 C
CCD Temperature:  -20 C
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, RG Sigma, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro, RW Debloomer.

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