Astro Images: Aug 2012

12" LX200R, Paramount ME, STL-11000M C1

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NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula (LX, HaRGB Image)

(23.5 hours total exposure - Ha 26x30 min, binned 1x1; R 14x20 min, G 13x20 min, B 11x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 2012)

[13.5 HOURS LUMINANCE WAS ACQUIRED BUT NOT YET INCORPORATED INTO THIS IMAGE]

M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, LRGB Image)

(20.3 hours total exposure - L 40x10 min plus 18x20 min, binned 1x1; R 8x20 min, G 12x10 min, B 8x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 201)

M15 - Globular Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)

(10.1 hours total exposure - L 17x10 min plus 8x5 min, binned 1x1 plus synthetic luminance from RGB {not counted in total time}; R 7x10 min, G 9x5 min, B 7x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2012)

M2 - Globular Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)

(7.8 hours total exposure - L 16x5 min plus synthetic luminance from RGB (not counted in total time), R 15x10 min, G 18x5 min, B 15x10 min, all binned 1x1; August 2012)