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Image Information
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Object |
M 17, The
Omega Nebula |
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Coordinates |
RA:
18 20 48 Dec: -16 11 00 Camera PA: 0E |
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Imaging
by |
Greg
Morgan |
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Date(s) |
Data:
July 2008, Processing August 15, 2010 |
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Optics |
RCOS
12.5 inch f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien with a
2,857mm focal length |
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Mount |
Paramount
ME |
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Camera |
Apogee
Alta U16M, 9 micron 4098 x 4098 pixels |
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Guiding |
Off-axis
with the Astrodon Monster MOAG and SBIG ST-402XM |
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Field Scale |
0.64 arcseconds / pixel |
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FOV |
Cropped
to 26' x 19', N is down, E is to the right. |
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Chip Temp |
-15 C |
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Filter(s) |
Astrodon 5nm
Narrow Band |
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Location |
Sierra
Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake California 4,610 feet |
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Exposure(s) |
Ha
= 8, OIII = 8, SII = 8 x 1800 seconds (12 Hours
Total) |
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Binning |
1x1 for all
filters |
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Software |
CCDAutopilot,
MaxIm
DL,
TheSky 6, CCDStack 2
with
CCDIS-p
registration, 64-bit
CS4 plug-in for Neat
Image Pro. |
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Image notes
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Deconvolved prior to color combining, synthetic Lum created
from the Ha, OIII and SII in CCDStack 2, final
processing was done in CS4.
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