NGC 281 in Narrowband

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Photographer Wes Stauffer
Optics Takahashi TOA - 130F with Flattener
Mount Paramount ME
Guiding Takahashi FS-60C with STL External Guide Head
Camera SBIG STL 11000M
Filters Astrodon SII, Ha, OIII
Dates/Times Ha - Ocotober, 2006 - SII & OIII - September 25 - 30, 2007
Location Tiburon, CA
Exposure Details SII - Ha - OIII - 390 x 400 x 450  (30 Minute Subs)
Acquisition CCDSoft 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 3
Processing CCDStack, Photoshop CS2
Notes This image of the NGC 281 is a combination of over 20 hours of narrowband data. The Ha data was gathered in 2006.

Initial processing was performed in CCDStack including Positive Constraint Deconvolution for each narrowband channel .  Final processing was performed in PS CS2 including Unsharp Mask and selective color adjustments to enhance the OIII and SII regions.