Rosette Nebula Narrowband  Ha Ha SII OIII

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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 reprocessed November 6, 2007
Location Tiburon, CA
Exposure Details Ha - Ha - SII - OIII  200 x 200 x 200  (20 minute subs)
Acquisition CCDSoft 5 & The Sky 6 controlled via CCDAutopilot 3
Processing CCDStack, PhotoShop CS2
Notes I reprocessed this narrowband image of the Rosette Nebula to accentuate the Ha areas of the nebula.  The Ha channel was used for both Red and Luminance in this image while SII was used for Green and OIII was used for Blue.