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M42 taken by budguinn (Dec 2005)
HaLRGB image good seeing partial moon.
Telescope: Televue NP101
Camera: SXV-M25C 10nm ha filter
1.5hours LRGB and 2hours HA added in PSCS2
Acquired in AstroArt and Processed in ImagesPlus and PSCS2 with Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools.
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I was trying to remove entry other than our winning entries, but failed... sorry 
Edited by Oldfield (01/25/07 10:52 PM)
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Wow!!! Thanks guys.....it's tough to make a choice...seeing I've been weather/Rain bound for two months....I'll get out the "The Sky" and see what's up there for Feb.
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I checked out the sky and I think the M81/M82 combo would be a very nice target. It's also a favorite of almost everyone. Now, with some of the instruments, this wide field of view might not be possible without a mosaic, and in that case I'd say just M81.....I'll leave this decision to the moderators.....of course, we could give extra credit to those that do a mosaic for the widefield..
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Congratulations Bud, that is a great shot of M42 (I voted for it).
M81/M82 sounds like good choice (although I kindof like the lesser known objects).
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M1 take by bill w (Jan 2006)
taken from his courtyard on 1/2,3,5/06
nexstar 8 GPS, IDAS LPR filter, f/6.3 FR, SXV H9C
2 nights of 30 second subs, 1 night of 60 second subs
after throwing out subs ruined by passing clouds or bad tracking wound up with about 2 hours of 1 minute subs and 2 hours of 30 sec subs.
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thanks folks
i'd especially like to thank gary, jim, paul and david for not entering their images 
i think gary's would have had my vote
come on folks let's pony up for M81/82
that's a tough one for me as the camera won't clear my fork mount for the shot, so i'll have to resort to hyperstar with the camera in the front.
as for march i'm torn between the leo triplets
or ngc 2903, or NGC 3628 solo
-bill warden
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Wait for your final decision 
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well triples are too hard for me until i get my refractor up and running. i've wanted to do NGC 2903 since reading last year's small wonders: leo article
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=497
but overall i think pale in comparison to M 81 which we're doing now.
NGC 3628 is so bizarre looking that i think it deserves a solo shot.
so its NGC 3628
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M81/M82 by Dean (February 2006)
220 minutes LRGB 115:35:35:35 5 minute subs Lum binned 1x1 RGB binned 2x2
FS102 on an EM200
ST10MXE with Astrodon LRGB and Lumicon Minus UV filters
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Thats's one awsome image dean
I might even get a go at this soon when I get a camera.
As soon as the DSI Pro II gets to Australia!
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NGC 3628 by Hoser (March 2006)
a widefield view with the DSI-Pro:
Equipment Used:
- TAK FSQ-106N
- TV-60IS
- TV 0.8 focal reducer
- TAK EM-400 mount
- Casady Tandem plate with TGAD
- Meade DSI-Pro, with the Outback cooler, and the RW replacement faceplate
- SBIG ST-2000XM (Guiding)
- FLI CFW-7
- FLI PDF
- Astrodon LRGB filters
- MaxIM DL for autoguiding
Exposures:
TV-60IS w/ 0.8 FR (full-frame baseline):
- L 10x3 mins
- R 10x3 mins
- G 10x3 mins
- B 10x3 mins
TAK FSQ w/ 0.8 FR (2x1 mosaic):
- R 8x4 mins x 2
- G 8x4 mins x 2
- B 7x4 mins x 2
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NGC4438 & NGC 4435 by Hoser (April 2006)
Taken with an SBIG ST-2000/FSQ combination.
L= 20*4 minutes
R, G, B, 20*3 minutes each
Processed in CCDStack and PSCS2
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M101 by EricCCD, May 2006
Equipment:
Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f/8 with Extender-Q
Takahashi EM200 Temma-2 mount
SBIG ST-8XE camera with CFW-8a filter wheel
Astrodon LRGB filters
L: 18 x 10 minutes (3 hours) binned 1 x 1
R: 12 x 5 minutes (1 hour) binned 2 x 2
G: 12 x 5 minutes (1 hour) binned 2 x 2
B: 12 x 5 minutes (1 hour) binned 2 x 2
Total exposure time: 6 hours
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NGC 6791 by Hoser (June 2006)
Taken: 6/16/2006 and 6/21/2006
Conditions: Transparency very poor, seeing about 5" (very poor night...but the first opportunity to image in weeks due to rain, so I coudn't resist.)
Equipment:
- TOA-150
- Paramount ME
- SBIG ST-2000XM, self-guided
- ST CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB filters
- FLI PDF
Exposures: (170 minutes so far)
- L = 9x2mins + 8x3mins (42mins)
- R = 10x2mins + 8x3mins (44mins)
- G = 9x2mins + 8x3mins (42mins)
- B = 9x2mins + 8x3mins (42mins)
Processing:
CCDStack:
- initial sub registration
- RGB combine, used to generate synthetic luminance (Ls)
- Ls mean combined with the natural L
- DDP
Registar:
- LsLRGB combine (yes...Registar did a better job at this step!)
PSCS2:
- gradient control
- noise control (NeatImage)
- slightly increased hue and saturation (Interestingly enough, I did NO increased saturation on the bright orange star in the upper left!)
- curves to bring up the mid-tones
Full-sized Image:
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M10 by Bill Warden (July 2006)
FS102 IDAS-LPR H9C
61x60 second subs (many discarded) between 9 and 11 pm pacific in los alamitos CA
Guided with SX-AO device
calibrated sigma combined and color balanced in maxim DDP in IP
levels and curves in PS,
gradient xterminator
increased saturation 20%
background smoothed with neat image and noel's astro actions (color blotch removal) slight unsharp mask to core.
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M27 by PhilG (August 2006)
Stellarvue SV115 115mm f/7 APO
SBIG ST-2000XM
Astrodon Ha, OIII, RGB filters
Takahashi EM200 Temma2 mount
R: Ha 150min, B&G: OIII 150min
RGB 10min each used in Lighten mode for stars
Captured in CCDSoft, Aligned in MaximDL, processed in Photoshop
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NGC 7331 September 2006 by Luncacie
celestron 9.25 @ f/10.5
losmandy g-11 gemini
sbig st-10xme + cfw8 + ao-7
date: 8.22.2006
location: big bear lake, ca
exposure:
L: 380s x 6 | R: 180s x 5| G: 180s x 5| B: 180s x 5
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M45 by BZFrank (October 2006)
Taken in the night from 20. to 21. September 2006
akahashi Epsilon 160 and a Starlight M25C camera
Gemini 41 Observatory mount
6 x 10 minutes RGB frames
Processing with Fitswork, ImagesPlus and Photoshop.
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M74 by bill w (November 2006)
FS 102 @ f8, IDAS LPS filter, SX AO device at only 2 Hz, H9C
28x20 min
11/16,19,20
los alamitos, CA
maxim for guiding, acquisition, calibration, sigma combine, color balance, light DDP
PS2: serial levels and curves, selective sharpening/blurring, noel’s actions, rubber stamper to a few hot pixels...crop
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NGC 2264 by bill w (December 2006)
FS102@f/6, IDAS-LPS, H9C
2 frame mosaic
96x5 minutes for each frame or approximately 4 hours/frame
calibrated sigma combine and mosaic blend in maxim
PS for serial curves/levels
slight unsharp mask
and screen combine.
(image further compressed by Oldfield in order to upload)
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B33 by bruessow (January 2007)
AstroTech 66 with WO 0.8x Reducer/ Flattener to take this image.
SBIG ST2000xm, unbinned H-alpha 16x5 min, G and B were 7x5 min.
I am having fun with this little scope...
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NGC 2903 by dietmar (Feb 2007)
location: Stargazer privtae observatory near Linz, Austria
scope: 9" TMB Apo f/9 @f/7 using a TeleVue 0,8 reducer
CCD: SXV H9C
seeing: 5-(6)/10
transparency 7/10
exposure time: 150 minutes (4,6,8,10 min frames)
software: AstroArt4 image acquisition, guiding, alignment (average)
postprocessing in PS CS2 (multilayer) and PixInsight LE (background smoothing)
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M63 by Chuck Anstey (Mar 2007)
M63 shot over two nights March 11th and March 12th, 2007. Skies were below average transparency and straight at Atlanta, GA light dome so LP was high. The noise per sub-frame exposure was 45-50 ADU RMS so I figured I needed between 50 and 60 frames to drive the noise down to the correct level. I was able to simply let the AP1200 image unattended all night long so I got 68 frames.
Equipment:
Telescope: Celestron C11 + Focal Reducer
Mount : AP1200
Camera: SBIG ST-10XE + CFW8a + Astrodon Tru-Balance LRGB filters.
Conditions:
Transparency : Below average
Seeing : Between 2.6 and 2.1 FWHM (4.0 to 3.1 HFD) over the course of the night.
Exposures:
L: 6 minutes x 66 frames (rejected two)
R: 6 minutes (2x2) x 9 frames
G: 6 minutes (2x2) x 9 frames
B: 6 mintues (2x2) x 8 frames (rejected one)
I had an additional 6 RGB frames each but they did not improve the color image when I added them.
Processing:
CCDSoft: Dark, Flat, Align
CCDStack: Stack and create color frame
CCDSharp: Lucy-Richardson deconvolution on Luminance
Photoshop CS2 : Image processing and LRGB combine
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Apr 2007 (NGC 3628) by dietmar
place: Stargazer Private Observatory
9" TMB Apo f/7 (TV 0,8)
sxv m25c - one shot color CCD
3,7 hours (4,6,8,10 min frames)
seeing 6-7/10
transp.5/10
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May 2007 (NGC 4631) by dietmar
location: Stargazer Private Observatory
seeing 7-8/10
transp 7/10
scope: 9" TMB Apo f/7 (TeleVue 0,8 reducer)
mount: single arm fork mount Mountegra
CCD: Starlight Xpress SXV M25C (one shot color)
3 hours (10 min and 15 min subframes)
AstroArt4 preprocessing, autoguiding
PS CS2 (levels, curves, multilayering, sharpening in extracted pseudomluminance channel (channel mixer 10%r,80%g,10%b) high pass filterng and unsharp masking; wavelets in registax (20% opacity)
PixInsight LE (Flat, background smoothening with inverted color mask)
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June 2007 by Chuck Anstey (NGC 5985)
NGC 5985
Shot on June 22nd (RGB) and 23rd (LUM)
Location: Newnan, GA, Bortle Orange
Transparency: Poor, about 450 ADU/min. Lazy, hazy nights of GA summer
Seeing: Poor for LUM, 2.5”+ FWHM
Equipment:
Scope: C11 SCT
Camera: SBIG ST-10XE + CFW8a + Astrodon Filters + 6.3 Focal Reducer
Mount: AP1200
Focuser: RoboFocus on SCT knob using FocusMax
Imaging session:
L: 5 minutes x 38 frames 1x1
R: 3 minutes x 15 frames 2x2
G: 3 minutes x 15 frames 2x2
B: 3 minutes x 20 frames 2x2
Processing:
Dark, Flat, aligned with CCDSoft 5.0
Normalized, data rejection, stacked, and RGB created with CCDStack
Processing and L+RGB combined with Photoshop CS2.
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July 2007 by dietmar (NGC 6207)
NGC 6207
9" TMB Apo f/9 luminance SXV H16 2.5 hours (10 min frames)
9" TMB Apo f/6.5 (AP reducer) SXV M25C 2.8 hours colorinfo (12 min frames)
AstroArt4
CCD sharp
PS CS2
Pix Insight LE
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August 2007 by sdbodin (M57)
Meade 16 LX200 at f10, Orion Starshoot, 20/30sec. No darks, flats, guiding or other distractions.
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September 2007 by dsnope (NGC 6888)
6 x 20min Ha
SV130
STL11K
Atlas EQ-G
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Oct 2007 by sdbodin (Stephan's quintet - NGC 7317, 7318A/B, 7319, 7320)
Meade 16 LX200 at f3.45
78 total minutes in 60 and 90sec subs.
Orion Starshoot (original model)
Imaged 7-8-10 Sept 2007
"Added 20/90sec more exposure and this time at f4.3. Total time something like 110 minutes made up of 60 and 90sec subs exposed on 7,8,10,11 Sep 2007. Orion Starshoot (original),no darks, flats, guiding or other distractions. As before, Meade 16 at f3.45 and f4.31 composited with Picture Window, cleaned up in Photoshop with the help of Neal Carboni tools."
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Nov 2007 by Matt Russell (M78)
Image: M78 & NGC 2071
Dates Taken: 11/4/2007 - 11/7/2007
Location: Black Forest, CO
Elevation: 7,425 feet
Methods: LRGB Composite
Telescope: 16" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Filters: AstroDon Series I (Clear, Red, Green, Blue)
Exposure: 540 minutes total
LUM: 20x15 minutes
Red: 8x10 minutes
Green: 8x10 minutes
Blue: 8x10 minutes
Processed with: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop CS2
Image Comments: I was actually quite surprised how dim this object was, considering the brightness.
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Dec 2007 by Steve Bodin (NGC 1300)
Meade 16 LX200 at f/3.5
Starshoot camera
20/90s exposure
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Jan 2008 (IC2118)
This was taken on the night of January 7th from Chiefland Astronomy Village in Chiefland, Florida. Imaging at 29 degrees of latitude N was a real help on this image.
RGB 70-70-120m using 10m subs. TV-76 with 0.8x reducer, SBIG ST-2000 with CFW-8 and Astrodon filters, EM-200 mount. 5 sec guide exposures using the ST-2000 guide chip. Calibrated, aligned and sigma reject combined in Maxim. RGB channels merged and processed in PSCS.
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Feb 2008 (NGC 2841)
Taken 02.February 2008 from my "Garden-Observatory" in Germany.
Optics have been a Intes Maksutov MK-67 150/1800mm @ f/12
Camera was my SBIG ST-2000XM and CFW-9 with Astronomik-Filters.
The diffraction spikes are caused by my focusing aid, which
i glued in front of my telescope...
L:R:G:B with 255:40:40:40min
15 minute Subframes for Luminance bin 1x1
5 minute Subframes for RGB bin 2x2 (a little to short exposures to get real good colours....)
All frames selfguiding with cameras built in chip.
Image reduction in CCDSoft
Subframe combining in CCDStack
RGB combining in CCDStack
LRGB combining and final adjustments in Photoshop CS2
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March 2008 (M81) by f29pc (Paul)
M81 LLRGB L=26X10 min. RGB= 23X5 min. each Bin 2X.
Camera SBIG ST2000XM,CFW10, Astridon I seiries filters.
Scope 12"LX200 OTA f/6.3FR
Mount MI250
Guiding WO105mm APO/DSI Pro using PHD Guiding.
Processed with CCDStack, and PS CS2.
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April 2008 (M106/NGC4258) by lineman_16735 (Chris)
TSA 102 at F/5.9,ST2000xm with Astrodon filters
LRGB 100 min L and 60 mins each RGB 10 minute subs all binned 1X1
NJP Temma 2 mount
self guided with 8 sec guide exposures
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May 2008 (M109) by FrankZ
Instrument used was my Intes MK-67 150/1800 Maksutov-Cassegrain and an SBIG ST-2000XM at -20°C.
Self-guiding with the cameras guide-chip.
Luminance:
6x 30 min bin 1x1
6x 15 min bin 1x1
RGB:
4x 15min each bin 2x2
Captured with CCDSoft.
Reduction with CCDSoft.
Stacking in CCDStack.
RGB-Combining in CCDStack.
L-RGB-Combining in Photoshop CS2.
Final processing in Photoshop CS2.
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June 2008 (M101) by Sheldon Faworski & Sean Walker
290:90:90:260 minutes LRGB
10" f/3.76 + 10" f/4.5 newts (f/3.76 on a Paramount ME, f/4.5 on a Millennium mount)
ST-10XE CCD Cameras
Larger version here:
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Data captured between 5/4 and 6/2/2008
MASIL Imaging Team
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July 2008 (NGC 7023) by Jim Lafferty
Imaged on June 5, 2008, from Joshua Tree National Park. LRGB of 140-40-40-40 minutes respectively. The RGB was binned. Imaged with my Tak FSQ106N and EM200 mount. Self Guided with the ST2000xm camera-Astrodon Filters.
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August 2008 LDN 1222 by Frank Zierhut
Taken with a SBIG ST-11000 and FSQ-106ED @ f/5
LRGB with 90:40:40:40 minutes
Imaged August 26/27. 2008
CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop.
Picture is only a crop of the field....
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September 2008 (M15) by FrankZ
Taken on September, 26th 2008
in Germany, Frankenhardt
LRGB with 70:10:10:10 minutes
4x 15min for the background... (seems there is some nebulosity around)
and 10x 1min for Luminance.
RGB 10x 1min
Aquired through CCDSoft, calibration and stacking in CCDStack.
Final adjustments in Photoshop.
Imaged with a FSQ-106ED and STL-11000.
This is only a crop of the original image
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October 2008 (NGC 281) by Jim Lafferty
Imaged with the TOA130 and ST2000xm/Astrodon filters. 18 hours of total exposue (400 mins SII, 340 mins Ha, and 340 mins OIII) unbinned. Ha was also used for a luminance layer. Imaged from Redlands, Ca., over the nights of October 8,9,12,14,16,17,18, 2008.
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November 2008 (NGC 1333) by neutronman (JOhn A Davis)
FSQ 106 F/5
QHY8 camera, autoguided
8 x 20 min
Maxim DL, CS3
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December 2008 (M77) by gpm
Captured on: Dec 10-11 and Dec 29-30.
Telescope: Meade LXD75 SN8 (8" Schmidt-Newtonian f/4)
Camera: Meade DSI Pro II (with Meade RGB filters)
Exposures: LRGB 377:39:59:55 minutes
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January 2009 (IC 1848) by Jim Lafferty:
Imaged in narrowband from Redlands, Ca. Takahashi TOA130 with reducer, ST2000xm with Astrodon filters, on an NJP mount. 24x20 min Ha (480 minutes), 26x20 min SII (520 minutes), and 22x20 min OIII (440 minutes), all unbinned. Total exposure time was 1440 minutes (24 hours). By far my longest exposure of any image to date.
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February 2009 (NGC 2359) by Joe G:
February 18-19, 2009
Southern California
Q8 Thru 8" F4 GSO
Atlas Mount
13x10 minutes with IDAS LPS
8x15 minutes with Baader 7nm Ha
Processed with DSS, IP and PS CS3
Captured with Nebulosity
Guided with SSAG/PHD/SN6 with Eqmod
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March 2009 (M46) by weatherandsky:
Name: Kerry-Ann LH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: March 16, 2009
Target: M46
Scope: C6-SCT @ f6.3
Mount: CGE
Camera: QHY-8
Exposure: 11x3min, flats and bias frames,
Guiding: PHD Guiding, DSI, 9x50 finder
Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, PS
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April 2009 (NGC 2403) by Nick Cook:
Total image data 6 hours (15 minute subframes)
Luminance: 15'x12
RGB: 15'x4 each channel
Scope: RCX 14" (F8)
STL11000M & AO-L
Astronomik Filters
Imaged between the 23rd to the 26th March 09 from Somerset, UK
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May 2009 (M3) by hewholooks:
SBIG ST-4000XCM
14x600sec
Darks/Flats/Bias Applied
Imager Temp -20C
Celestron 9.25 Reduced 0.63
Astro-Physics Mach1GTO Mount
20% Crop
Lexington, Ohio
May 18, 2009
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June 2009 (M27) by darkforce:
Vixen VMC 260 L at 3000mm F11,5
Losmandy G11 Gemini L4 V1.5
SBIG STL 11000 M selfguided
Astronomik 2C HARGB
HA = 7x2200s = 3,5h
RGB each 5 x 600s and 2 x 900s
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July 2009 (Barnard 142/143) by Ozy:
- LRGB 300:100:100:100
- L 15min subs @ bin1x1
- RGB 5min subs @ bin2x2
- 10 hours total exposure
- Takahashi FSQ-106ED
- SBIG STL-11000M
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August 2009 (M31) by RBA:
Location: Henry Coe State Park, California
Date: 8/15 and 8/16, 2009
Scope/CCD: FSQ106-EDX and STL11k
Exposure: L: 18x5' & 10x20', RGB: 10x5' each
Processing: PixInsight Core 1.5 and Photoshop CS3
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September 2009 (IC1396 with IC1396a) by Ozy:
Exposure
- LRGBHaOIIISII 180:60:60:60:480:480:480
- L 5min subs @ bin1x1
- RGB 5min subs @ bin2x2
- Ha 15min subs @bin1x1
- OIII 15min subs @bin1x1
- SII 15min subs @bin1x1
- 30 hours total exposure
Equipment Used
- Takahashi FSQ-106ED
- SBIG STL-11000M
- Paramount ME
- Astrodon Gen 2 Filters
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October 2009 (NGC 672 and IC 1727) by Tomvictor:
Meade 10" ACF @f/7 on EM-200
Artemis 4021 w/Astrodon
L:8x600.
RGB: 5x600 bin 2x2.
Ha: 5x600 bin 2x2
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