IC 1396 in Ha

Started by cosmoscrazy, 08/20/2010 08:55PM

Posted 08/20/2010 08:55PM Opening Post

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The Elephant Trunk in Ha. A little over 4 hours, shot from Tierra Del Sol on 8/14/2010.

1600 x 1200 version here:
http://aisig.sdaa.org/astroblogDetail.asp?imgID=2339&UserId=40

Full size (3356 x 2504) here:
http://cid-90a8de46c8cb4fb6.photos.live.com/self.aspx/Deep%20Space/ic1396%2017x900%20Ha%20-15C%20SigAvg-p1.jpg

Optics: TV 85 + 0.8FR
Mount: AP Mach1GTO
Guide: WO 66, Orion SSAG and PHD
Camera: QSI 583ws, Astrodon 5nm Ha, -15C
Exposure: 17x900
Capture and Processing: ImagesPlus

Thanks for looking,

Peter

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Posted 08/23/2010 12:32AM #1

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Nice one Peter.

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Jim Thommes

Mak-Newt 152 mm
C8
Megrez II APO
Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

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Posted 08/23/2010 05:21AM #2

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Looking good Peter! Smooth and detailed. I especially like the dark areas scattered throughout the nebulosity.
Cheers,
Tyler

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