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Rosette Nebula - SH2-275

Started by jthommes, 02/25/2012 06:27PM
Posted 02/25/2012 06:27PM Opening Post
I gathered the photons for this image from my driveway in the city. The Ha filter did well; the RGB's had gradients in their backgrounds from the general LP and the street light 75 feet away.

The data actually held up fairly well, so the hi rez version that you can link to I put out at a little better than 2.5 arcsec/pix. Image and details are at:

http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/rosette.htm

For those of you who would prefer to see the HA only, the link is on this page as well. (But I have to say that I did pop the small unsaturated stars a bit with the RGB composite).

Scope - FSQ-106N
Camera - ST8300M (Baader Ha RGB filters)

Jim Thommes

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

http://jthommes.com/Astro/
Posted 02/26/2012 04:17AM #1
Hi Jim, two nice images. grin

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Posted 03/02/2012 11:27AM #2
Great Jim! This is what I am calling-good jobsmile

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Posted 03/03/2012 04:04AM #3
And under the street light too. Nice. You will have to keep that 106.

Nice to see that unusual target in Orion, too.

Charlie

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
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Posted 03/03/2012 08:02PM #4
Floyd, Maciej, Charlie,
Thanks for the comment on the Rosette image.

Jim Thommes

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

http://jthommes.com/Astro/