NGC 7538 Narrowband Color
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(1.85 M) |
| 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 5nm SII, Ha and 3nm OIII, Gen II RGB |
| Dates/Times | September 7 - 27, 2009 |
| Location | Tiburon, CA |
| Exposure Details | 450 min Ha, 585 min SII, 360 min OIII + 150 min Red, 130 min Green 160 min Blue |
| Acquisition | CCDSoft 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 4 |
| Processing | CCDStack, Photoshop CS4 |
| Notes | The image is the result of a 6 filter combination
utilizing traditional RGB filters and mapping Ha to Red, OIII to
Blue and SII to Red. The
narrowband data was combined and utilized as the luminance layer to
enhance the nebula detail while the RGB data was used for the stars. |
