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IC 5070
(Pelican Nebula... Elephant Trunk region )

 
 

Instrument

Celestron C11 @  F/6.1 (1705 mm)  1.087 arcsec / pixel

Mount

Losmandy G11

Camera

SBIG ST-7 with CFW-8A color wheel

Acquisition Date

8/23/05 to 9/9/05  Near downtown Seattle

Exposure

Lum   375 min  (25 x 15 min)
Red     90 min  ( 9 x 10, bin 2 x 2)
Green  60 min  ( 6 x 10, bin 2 x 2)
Blue    60 min  ( 4 x 15, bin 2 x 2)

Software

CCDSoft, FocusMax, PhotoShop CS & Paint Shop Pro.  The DitherMat was used to dither the lumance layer

Comment

North is to the top.