Object: |
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M42 in Orion (Narrowband false color image)
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Comments: |
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Filter
assignments: Ha to Red channel; Oiii to Green channel; Sii to
Blue channel |
Telescope: |
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Televue NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
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Mount: |
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Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
Guide
Scope: |
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Orion
Short Tube 80mm refractor |
Guide
Camera: |
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Orion
StarShoot AutoGuider & PHD2 software |
Imaging
Camera: |
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QHY163M
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Filters/Exposure: |
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Twenty-six
120-second exposures through Astrodon Ha, Oiii, and Sii filters (plus
twenty-four 2-second
exposures through through those same filters to reduce the core
burnout). Calibrated & stacked in MaximDL, color combined in
PS CS6. |
Shooting
Location: |
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Virginia Beach, VA |
Date/Time: |
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21,
and 31 January 2018 (UTC)
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