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Abell 85 in colour

Started by kapkowski, 11/13/2010 06:32PM
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Posted 11/13/2010 06:32PM Opening Post
Maciej Kapkowski
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David Tasch showed Ha picture of Abell 85 ( CTB 1).
Colour verison of mine is below.
I am still not happy with noise level of red parts. I think more Ha data should be collected grin
Setup: FSQ 106N, ST 2K, Ha 7nm Baader, EM-11.
Ha:R:G:B-480:60:60:60
Warsaw, Poland.
Full res : http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8088/final3a.jpg

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Location:21 19 E 52 25 N, visit www.astrofun.pl
Posted 11/13/2010 10:47PM #1
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Of course you can always use more data, but this one shows off the background stuff nicely.
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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
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