Rosette Nebula 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 January 20 - 26, 2007
Location Tiburon, CA
Exposure Details SII - Ha - OIII  200 x 200 x 200  (20 minute subs)
Acquisition CCDSoft 5 & The Sky 6 controlled via CCDAutopilot 3
Processing CCDStack, PhotoShop CS2
Notes This is my first narrowband image and I decided to combine the narrowband images using the Hubble palette after trying and rejecting almost every other possible combination method.

This is also a first light image for my newly completed roll-off roof observatory