Instrument |
Takahashi FSQ-106ED @
f/5.0 (530 mm F.L.) Captured at 2.1 arcsec/pixel. The Zoomify
image scale is 4.2 to 7.44 arcsec / pixel. |
Mount |
Losmandy G11 with Gemini L4 v1.0 |
Camera |
SBIG STF-8300M Self
Guiding Package w/ mono ST-i, using an Astrodon 5nm Ha filter |
Acquisition Data |
11/13/2012 to 1/5/2013 Chino Valley, AZ... with CCDAutoPilot5
& CCDSoft. Off-axis guided. |
Exposure |
Hα
|
330 min. (22 x 15 min.
bin 1x1)
|
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here for the RGB color image.
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here for the color-mapped narrow band images. |
Software |
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CCDSoft, CCDStack,
Photoshop CS6, PixInsight and Noel Carboni's actions.
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CCDStack to calibrate,
register, normalize, data reject, combine the sub exposures.
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PixInsight for
gradient removal and the
initial non-linear stretching.
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PhotoShop for final touch-up.
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Noiseware Pro, a PhotoShop plug-in.
|
Comment |
North is to the top.
The soul nebula,
(sh2-199, LBN 667) is an emission nebula in the constellation
Cassiopeia. The nebula is about 6000 light-years from Earth. |