Object Type: Emission
nebula
Constellation: Cepheus
Magnitude:
Size: 9' x 6'
Equipment: Meade
14" LX200R/Astro-Physics CCDT67 telecompressor/ST-10XME/Astrodon LRGB
filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/6.5
Exposures: RRGB: R 12 x 20 minutes: G 12 x 6 minutes: B 12 x 6
minutes: R binned 2x2, GB binned 3x3
Date: September 3, 2010
Location: Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes: Individual exposures were dithered using CCDAutopilot2 and then sigma combined. The RGB image was created in
Registar 1.0. Reduce Noise and Gaussian Blur were applied to the RGB image. A high-pass
filter of 4 pixels was applied to the bright portions of the luminance image.