rosette_b&w

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Name: NGC 2244
The Rosette Nebula

Acquired: 12/21/2003

Object Data

Acquisition Data

TV76/ST10 XME G11

CS 4.5nm HA Filter

30 X 160 Binned 1X1

Unguided

Chip Temp: -42.5°C;

Images combined and calibrated in AIP, final processing in PS 7.0

 

rosette_clr

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Name: NGC 2244
The Rosette Nebula

Acquired: 1/02/2004

Object Data

Acquisition Data

TV76/ST10 XME G11

CFW8

RGB: 20:20:30

Guided

Chip Temp: -43°C;

Images combined and calibrated in AIP, final processing in PS 7.0

 

pelican

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Name: IC5070
The Pelican Nebula

Acquired: 6/20/2004

 

Acquisition Data

TOA130 at f/5.5 ST10-XME mounted on a G11

Guided with piggy backed FS78/ST4 combination.

CS 4.5nm HA Filter

6 X 600 seconds binned 1X1

Chip Temp: -15.0°C;

Images combined and calibrated in Maxim 4.0, levels/curves in PS 7 finished with a 0.8 gaussian blur for smoothing.

 

eagle

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Name: M16
The Eagle Nebula

Acquired: 7/10/2004

 

Acquisition Data

TOA130 at f/5.5 ST10-XME mounted on a G11

Guided with piggy backed FS78/ST4 combination.

CS 4.5nm HA Filter

5 X 480 seconds binned 1X1

Chip Temp: -15.0°C;

Images combined and calibrated in Maxim 4.0, levels/curves in PS 7 finished with a 0.6 gaussian blur for smoothing. I had to throw away 2 images due to guiding quirks, hence the noticeable noise in the fainter regions of the image. Nothing a little more data won't cover up :^)

 

The Veil

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Name: NGC 6992
The Veil Nebula

Acquired: 9/1 & 9/2 2004

 

Acquisition Data

TOA130 at f/5.5 ST10-XME mounted on a G11

Guided with piggy backed FS78/ST4 combination.

CS 4.5nm HA Filter Luminance

CS RGB Filters for Color Data

HaRGB:260:32:32:48

Chip Temp: -15.0°C;

Images combined and calibrated in Maxim 4.0, sharpened using CCD sharp with 5 iterations of Lucy-Richardson. Color combine in Maxim, LRGB created in PS 7. Levels/curves in PS 7 for final presentation.

My first attemp at LRGB imaging.

 

Pacman Nebula

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Name: NGC 281
The Pacman Nebula

Acquired: 10/1 2004

 

Acquisition Data

TOA130 at f/7.8 ST10-XME mounted on a G11

Guided with piggy backed FS78/ST4 combination.

CS 4.5nm HA Filter Luminance

CS RGB Color FIlter Set

Ha 465 binned 1X1

RGB 60:60:78 Binned 2X2

Chip Temp: -20.0°C;

Images combined and calibrated in Maxim 4.0 using Russel Crowman's sigma combine plugin. Levels/curves in PS 7. Color combine in Maxim using LRGB method. Final tweaks in PS7 for final presentation.