NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula in HaRGB
This site best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.
| Click here for a 2000 x 1469 image (large file) | |
| 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 19-22, 2006 |
| Location | Tiburon, CA |
| Exposure Details | Ha HaRGB 400 x 120 x 100 x 100 |
| Acquisition | CCDSoft 5 & The Sky 6 controlled via CCDAutopilot 3 |
| Processing | CCDStack, PhotoShop CS2 |
Notes |
My boys call this nebula the "Eye of Sauron". 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. |
