IC 63 & 59 in Ha RGB
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| Photographer | Wes Stauffer |
| Optics | A&M RC 400 IM-T |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Guiding | SBIG ST 402 through MMOAG with ProTrack engaged |
| Camera | Apogee U16M at -20C |
| Filters | Astrodon 5 nm Ha and RGB |
| Dates/Times | September 27 - 30, 2008 |
| Location | Tiburon, CA |
| Exposure Details | 4.5 hours Ha and 2 hours each RGB |
| Acquisition | CCDSoft 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 4 |
| Processing | CCDStack, Photoshop CS3 |
| Notes | IC 63 is faint
emission nebula in Cassiopeia shown here in the center right of the frame.
IC 59 is the very faint blue reflection nebula shown here in the upper left.
To enhance the RGB data, I added Ha to the Red channel and, to a lesser
extent to the blue channel to bring out the Hydrogen Beta. Final adjustments were made in PhotoShop.  |
