The Tulip Nebula in Cygnus - Sh2-101
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer, 2016
HaRGB Combination Image
Data
Altitude at culmination 81°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Mean FWHM 2.5 arc-s
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer 2016, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465mm f/6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/ONAG/Lodestar X-2
HaRGB Total integration time 14hr30min
Ha 11X30min - Astrodon 5nm Ha Filter, RGB 18X10min each Astrodon Gen. 2 I Series Filters . All binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Reprocessed Feb 2023
PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.04 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid
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Hubble Palette Image
Data
Altitude at culmination 81°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer 2016, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
AGO 14.5" iDK
Equivalent focal length and ratio
2465mm f/6.7
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/ONAG/Lodestar X-2
HST Palette Total integration time 15 hrs
Ha 11X30min - Astrodon 5nm Ha Filter, 11X30min Astrodon 5NM SII Filter 8X30min Astrodon OIII Filter. All binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed
PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid and Bob Franke's Selective Color technique
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