Astro Images: September-October 2010

LX200R, Paramount ME, STL-11000M C1

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M76 - The Little Dumbbell Nebula (Cropped Image)

(5.5 hrs total exposure; L 6x2 0min binned 1x1; R 5x15 min R, G 6x10 min ,B 6x15 min, binned 2x2; October 2010)

NGC660 - New galaxy as a result of the collision of 2 galaxies

(16.3 hrs total exposure; L, 8x20 min+9x30 min binned 1x1; R 8x15 min+5x20 min, G 8x10 min+5x15 min, B 6x15 min+4x20min, binned 2x2, October 2010)

LBN438 - Dust with Extended Red Emission (ERE) - very dim object needing much more exposure time

(5.7 hrs Luminance exposure, binned 1x1, October 2010)

NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula

(3.5 hrs total exposure; 2 hrs L, binned 1x1; 40 min R, 20 min G, 30 min B, binned 2x2, September 2010)

M74 - Spiral Galaxy

(4.6 hrs total exposure; 2.5 hrs L, binned 1x1; 50 min R, 25 min G, 50 min B, binned 2x2, September 2010)

NGC891 - Edge-on Spiral Galaxy

(9.2 hrs total exposure; 5 hrs L, 1.2 hrs R, 1.3 hrs G, 1.7 hrs B, all binned 1x1; September 2010)

M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

(3.5 hrs total exposure; 8x15 min L, 3x10 min R, 4x5 min G, 4x10 min B, all binned 1x1; September 2010)

M11- The Wild Duck Cluster

(1.3 hrs total exposure; 45 min L, 16 min R, 8 min G, 11 min B, all binned 1x1, September 2010)