IC 1318 Nebula in Gamma Cyg - HaRGB

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Photographer Wes Stauffer
Optics Takahashi TOA - 130F with Flattener
Mount Paramount ME
Guiding None
Camera SBIG STL 11000M
Filters Astrodon Ha RG&B
Dates/Times October 12-15, 2006
Location Tiburon, CA
Exposure Details Ha HaRGB 240 x 60 x 60 x 60
Acquisition CCDSoft 5 & The Sky 6 controlled via CCDAutopilot 3
Processing CCDStack, PhotoShop CS2

Notes

I cropped this image to eliminate the intense light of Gamma Cyg.  The image was rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.

This is another attempt at using the Parmount ME unguided with a 350 point Protrack model.  The Ha subs were 10 minutes and the RGB subs were 6 minutes each.

The Ha data was blended with the Red channel to create a revised HaRed channel.  The Ha was then added back into the image as the luminance layer.