Widefield Image of the Monkeyhead and Jellyfish Nebulae in Ha/OIII and Ha Only
Imaged from Chiefland, FL, Winter, 2012.
The bright stars are mu and eta Geminorum with the supernova remnant known as The Jellyfish Nebula, IC443, lying near eta and the nebula IC444 lying near mu. The Monkey Head Nebula, NGC2174 shows brightly at the top, left. The small patch of nebulosity just below and left of The Monkey Head is Sh2-247.
| Data |
| Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M |
Chiefland, FL, Winter 2012 ~mag 6 - no moon @-20C |
| Imaging OTA |
Canon EF 180mm f3.5L |
| Equivalent focal length and ratio |
180mm f3.5 |
| Mount |
Losmandy G11 Gemini 2 |
| Guiding |
PHD with SSAG and 80mm/f5.0 Guidescope |
| Ha/OIII |
8X15min Ha and 6X15min OIII unbinned-Astrodon 3nm Filters |
Calibration and Stacking |
Darks and Bias, No flats - Deep Sky Stacker(Ha) and PixInsight(OIII) |
| Processed |
PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop CS4. |
Below is the same field in the light of Ha only.
| Data |
| Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M |
Chiefland, FL, Winter 2012 ~mag 6 - no moon @-20C |
| Imaging OTA |
Canon EF 180mm f3.5L |
| Equivalent focal length and ratio |
180mm f3.5 |
| Mount |
Losmandy G11 Gemini 2 |
| Guiding |
PHD with SSAG and 80mm/f5.0 Guidescope |
| Ha Only |
8X15min Ha unbinned-Astrodon 3nm Filter |
Calibration and Stacking |
Darks and Bias, No flats - PixInsight(OIII) |
| Processed |
PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop CS4. False Ha color by Carboni |
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