Found in the constellation
Cepheus
This nebula is
sometimes called The Flying Bat. It is VERY
large and nearly filled the field of the FSQ//U16M which is saying
something.
Apogee U16M camera w 5nm Astrodon GenII H-Alpha filter
Takahashi FSQ Refractor w Robofocus
12 x 10 min for H-Alpha; 6 x 5 min RGB
Paramount ME guided w ST-402 and eFinder
Image acquisition in CCDSoft5
Calibration, Alignment and Sigma Reject combine in Maxim
Levels, Curves, selective sharpening and some minor noise reduction in
PS CS4
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Click HERE to see the H-Alpha channel
Flesherton, Ontario
July 17 and Sept 11 2010