Nebulae and Clusters 10
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M 92 Globular Cluster in Hercules

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 21x300s,  R=12x180s, G=13x180s, B=11x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - June 6, 2007

 

M 57 Planetary Nebula in Lyra

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 71x300s,  R=15x180s, G=14x180s, B=16x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - June 13, 14 & 16, 2007

 

NGC  6781 Planetary Nebula  in Aquila

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 26x300s,  R=15x180s, G=10x180s, B=6x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    Lum  binned 1X1,  RGB exposures binned 2X2.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - July 21 and 23, 2007

 

NGC 40 Planetary Nebula in Cepheus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 36x300s,  R=24x180s, G=19x180s, B=24x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - August 30 and 31, September 1, 2007

 

 

NGC 7008 Planetary Nebula in Cygnus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 35x300s,  R=17x180s, G=16x180s, B=19x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - September 2 and 3, 2007

 

 

NGC  7139 Planetary Nebula  in Cepheus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 84x300s,  R=23x180s, G=25x180s, B=15x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    Lum  binned 1X1,  RGB exposures binned 2X2.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - October 7, 9, & 13, 2007

 

NGC 1579 Emission and Reflection Nebula in Perseus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 49x300s,  R=25x180s, G=25x180s, B=25x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - November 2 & 3, 2007

 

NGC 1514 Planetary Nebula in Taurus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 63x300s,  R=24x180s, G=21x180s, B=25x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - November  10 & 16, 2007

 

M 1 Planetary Nebula in Taurus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/10, EFL = 2149mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

Ha LRGB, Ha=19x600, Lum= 56x300s,  R=25x180s, G=25x180s, B=25x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.40.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II LRGB filters, Astronomik 13nm Ha filter, Lum Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - January 7, November 23, and December 6, 2007