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. |
