The Veil Nebula in Cygnus Imaged with a CCD Camera
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer, 2012 through a Canon EF180mm f3.5L telephoto lens using a SBIG ST-8300M mono CCD camera
Hubble Palette Combination
Data
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M
Nova Scotia 2012 ~mag 6.4 @-20C - No Moon
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
Hubble Palatte
Astrodon 3nm Filters
SII-16X15min, Ha-15X15min, OIII-16X15min. Total integration time 11h45m
Calibration and Stacking
Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Processed
PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Bob Franke's Selective Color technique
HaRGB Combination
Data
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M
Nova Scotia, July, 2012 ~mag 6.4 @-20C - No Moon
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
HaRGB
Astrodon Series E RGB and 3nm Ha Filters:
Ha-15X15min, R-5X10min, G-5X10min, B-5X10min-All unbinned. Total integration time 6hr15min
Calibration and Stacking
Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Processed
PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4
Ha Only Version-180mm
Data
Taking Camera SBIG ST-8300M
Nova Scotia 2012 ~mag 6.4 @-25C - No Moon
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
Ha Only
7X15min-Astrodon 3nm Filter
Calibration and Stacking
Darks,Flats and Bias - PixInsight
Processed
PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop CS4. False Ha color by Carboni
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