IC 5070 - Pelican Nebula 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 | May 25 - June 15, 2007 |
| Location | Tiburon, CA |
| Exposure Details | SII - Ha- OIII - 300 x 300 x 300 (30 minute Subs) |
| Acquisition | CCDSoft 5 & The Sky 6 controlled via CCDAutopilot 3 |
| Processing | CCDStack, PhotoShop CS2 |
| Notes |
I used the Hubble Palette to combine the 15 hours of Narrowband data for this image. I increased the OIII channel in CCDStack to accentuate the bluish OIII regions in the nebula which would otherwise be dominated by the strong Ha signal. Anacortes Image of the Day on Friday, July 13, 2007
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