SH2-190 - The Heart of the Heart

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Photographer Wes Stauffer
Optics A&M RC 400 IM-T
Mount Paramount ME
Guiding SBIG ST 402 through MMOAG with ProTrack engaged
Camera Apogee U16M at -25C
Filters Astrodon Ha, OIII, SII &  LRGB Gen II
Dates/Times November 12 - December 30, 2010
Location Tiburon, CA
Exposure Details 14.25 Hrs. Ha, 18.75 Hrs. OIII, 21 Hrs. SII & 2 Hrs. each RGB
Acquisition CCDSoft 5 and The Sky 6 Controlled via CCDAutopilot 5
Processing CCDStack, Photoshop CS4
Notes Data overload?  Maybe, this image contains 60 hours of data combining Narrowband emission with RGB to highlight the cloud structure in the heart of the Heart Nebula.

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SH2-190