Astro Images: October-November 2010

FSQ-106EDX, Paramount ME, STL-11000M C1

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Sharpless 2-240 (also called Simeis 147) - Supernova Remnant (Hydrogen Alpha image)

(2.7 hours total exposure through 5nm Ha filter - 8x20 min, binned 1x1; November 2010)

 IC405 -  The Flaming Star Nebula on the left, and Tadpoles on the right

(HaRGB 6.2 hours total exposure, 3.3 hours Ha 5nm - 10x20 min; 2.9 hours RGB - R 7x10 min, G 7x5 min, B 7x10 min, all binned 1x1; November 2010)

 IC405 -  The Flaming Star Nebula on the left, and Tadpoles on the right

(3.3 hours total exposure, Ha 5nm, binned 1x1; November 2010)

M45 - The Pleiades

(6.7 hours total exposure, RGB, binned 2x2; Luminance to be added; November 2010)

SNEAK PREVIEW!    NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula (CROP)

(0.8 hours total exposure, RGB, binned 2x2; Luminance to be added; November 2010)

IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula (reflection nebula with light from Rigel) CROP

(2.5 hrs total exposure; R 3x20 min, G 3x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 1x1, with synthetic luminance; November 2010)

Alnitak Area - IC434, The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) and The Flame Nebula (NGC2024)

(9.3 hours total exposure HaRGB; Ha 13x20 min binned 1x1, R 13x10 min, G 12x5 min, B 11x10 min, all binned 2x2; November 2010)

[Version 2: adjusted color balance, and did some selective sharpening; next project - use eXcalibrator to properly adjust the color balance based on G2V stars]

Alnitak area - The Horsehead Nebula [Barnard 33] and the Flame Nebula [NGC2024] (Hydrogen Alpha image)

(1.3 hrs total exposure; Ha 4x20 min binned 1x1; October 2010)

NGC1499 - The California Nebula

(9.1 hrs total exposure HaRGB image; 5.7 hrs Ha 17x20 min binned 1x1, 3.4 hrs RGB binned 1x1 ; November 2010)

NGC1499 - The California Nebula (Hydrogen Alpha image)

(5.7 hrs total exposure; Ha 17x20 min binned 1x1; October 2010)

M34 - Open Cluster in Perseus

(5 min total exposure; LsRGB image binned 1x1; October 2010)

The Moon (taken with 12" LX200R)

(Single 0.002 sec exposure luminance image, binned 1x1; October 2010)