IC 5146 Emission Nebula in Cygnus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB,  L= 20x300s,  R=6x360s, G=7x360s, B=5x612s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.25.   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 CS.

Date - June 24, 2006

M 27 Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB,  L= 21x300s,  R=5x360s, G=5x360s, B=6x612s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.25.   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 CS.

Date - June 29, 2006

NGC 2264 Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Monoceros

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

HaLRGB, Ha= 12x600s, L= 25x300s,  R=8x180s, G=11x180s, B=12x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.25.   Lum & Ha  binned 1X1,  RGB exposures binned 2X2.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum & Ha Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, Ha+LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS.

Date - December 18 & 19, 2006

M 1 The Crab Nebula in Taurus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

HaRGB, Ha= 19x600s,  R=9x180s, G=9x180s, B=10x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.30.    Ha  binned 1X1,  RGB exposures binned 2X2.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters, Lum & Ha Sigma Clip combined in Maxim DL v4, RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, Ha+RGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date - December 24, 2006 & January 7,  2007

IC 426 Reflection Nebula in Orion

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

BRGB, B= 18x612s,  R=10x360s, G=8x360s, B=18x612s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.30.    All exposures binned 1X1.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters,  RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, BRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date -  January 10 & 17,  2007

NGC  1579 Emission and Reflection Nebula in Perseus

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 28x300s,  R=10x180s, G=10x180s, B=10x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.30.    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 - January 20,  2007

NGC 2163 Polar Reflection Nebula in Orion

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 24x300s,  R=9x180s, G=10x180s, B=10x306s,  all exposures guided with Tak Sky 90 and MX 716.  Images acquired with CCDAutopilot 3.30.    Lum exposures binned 1X1, RGB exposures binned 2x2.   Astronomik Type II RGB filters,  RGB Sigma clip combined in Maxim DL v4, LRGB combined and additional processing done in Photoshop CS2.

Date -  February 14,  2007

 M 97 Planetary Nebula in Ursa Major

Telescope - Intes Micro MK 809 8"  Mak Cass @ f/7.5 with AP 0.67 focal reducer, EFL = 1530mm

Camera -  Starlight Xpress SXV-H9

Mount - MI-250

LRGB, Lum= 30x300s,  R=25x180s, G=18x180s, B=14x306s,  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 - March 18 and 20, 2007