The North America and Pelican Nebulae

The North America and Pelican Nebulae imaged from Nova Scotia using various telescopes and camera lenses.

Above - Ha Only with Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII at 385mm with QE Reducer - 9X30mins

Above - Ha only version-Two frame mosaic. Moon at proper scale added digitally for illustrative purposes. Imaged with a Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII Telescope and an SBIG STF-8300 CCD Camera

Data -
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M Nova Scotia 2013 ~mag 6.4 - moon absent - sensor@-20C
Imaging OTA Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII
Equivalent focal length and ratio 530mm f5.0
Mount AP1600 and Losmandy G-11
Guiding PHD with SBIG STi and OAG-8300
Ha Mosaic 6X15min Ha NGC7000 and 5X15min Ha IC5070 -Astrodon 3nm Filter unbinned-
Calibration and Stacking Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Processed PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop CS4. Ha false colour by Carboni PS Actions

Below - HaRGB Combination with Canon EF300mm f/2.8L IS Camera Lens

Data -
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M Nova Scotia 2012 ~mag 6.4 - moon absent to slight @-25C
Imaging OTA Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS
Equivalent focal length and ratio 300mm f2.8
Mount Losmandy G11 Gemini 2
Guiding PHD with SBIG STi and 100mmFL/f2.8 Guidescope
HaRGB 14X15min Ha -Astrodon 3nm Filter, 14X10min R, 14X10min G and 14X10min B Astrodon E Series - all unbinned-Total Integration Time 10.5 hours
Calibration and Stacking Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Reprocessed Feb 2023 PixInsight and Affinity Photo v.2.04.

Below - Narrowband Version - Canon EF180mm f/3.5L Camera Lens- Hubble Palette-False Colours to emphasize Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen

 

Data
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M Nova Scotia July, 2012, ~mag 6.4 Sensor @-20C
Imaging OTA Canon EF 180mm f3.5L
Equivalent focal length and ratio 180mm f3.5
Mount Losmandy G11 Gemini 2
Guiding PHD with SBIG STi and 100mmFL/f2.8 Guidescope
SII,Ha,OIII - Total integration time 23hours SII-5X30min plus 18X15min, Ha-31X15min, OIII-33X15min-Astrodon 3nm filters-unbinned
Calibration and Stacking Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Processed PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Bob Franke's Selective Color technique

 

Below - Starless Narrowband Version-Hubble Palette-180mm

 

Data
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M Nova Scotia July, 2012, ~mag 6.4 Sensor @-20C
Imaging OTA Canon EF 180mm f3.5L
Equivalent focal length and ratio 180mm f3.5
Mount Losmandy G11 Gemini 2
Guiding PHD with SBIG STi and 100mmFL/f2.8 Guidescope
SII,Ha,OIII - Total integration time 23hours SII-5X30min plus 18X15min, Ha-31X15min, OIII-33X15min-Astrodon 3nm filters-unbinned
Calibration and Stacking Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Processed PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Bob Franke's Selective Color technique, and Star removal using J-P Metsavainio's PS Action

 

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