NGC6992 - Section of Veil Nebula in Cygnus
| Telescope: | Orion 120ED @f/6 (w/TeleVue RFL-4087 reducer) |
| Cameras: | Ha Data: Atik 16HR w/Astrodon
6nm filter Color Data: Canon 400D (Hap Griffin modified); Raw capture; ISO 800 |
| Mount: | CG11 w/Gemini |
| Guiding: | Orion SSAG on Komura 300mm lens (piggybacked on scope) |
| Exposures: |
Ha: 28 @ 5 min. (for
each of 2 frames) |
| Processing: |
Ha images were focused, aligned, and combined in MaxIm DL. Color images were focused, captured, and aligned with ImagesPlus. The mosaic was composed in Photoshop CS2. The color and Ha images were aligned in RegiStar. The composite image was created (Layers) and adjusted (Levels, Curves) in Photoshop CS. Gaussian blur was applied through a layer mask smooth the image. |
| Location: |
My backyard
observatory in southeastern Minnesota (8/9/08; 9/28-29/08). |
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