M 27 in RGB + Narrowband

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Photographer Wes Stauffer
Optics RCOS RC 20
Mount Paramount ME
Guiding SBIG  ST 402
Camera Apogee U16M at -30C
Filters Astrodon LRGB Gen II + 5nm Ha, 5 nm SII and 3 nm OIII
Dates/Times August  10 - 20, 2011
Location New Blackbird Observatory - SRO
Exposure Details 720 min OIII, 585 min Ha, 260 min each RGB
Acquisition Maxim 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 5
Processing CCDStack, Photoshop CS4
Notes First shot from New Blackbird Observatory at SRO.  OIII blended into Blue and Green channels, Ha blended into Red and Blue channels.  Narrowband data utilized for Luminance in Nebula.


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