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NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula *the brain* Ha+LRGB *Explore*, Terry Hancock

NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula *the brain* Ha+LRGB *Explore*

NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula *the brain* Ha+LRGB *Explore*, Terry Hancock

NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula *the brain* Ha+LRGB *Explore*

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Here is 3 hours and 20 minutes sub exposures in Ha (hydrogen alpha) using the QHY9 CCD Camera mounted on the TMB130 refractor + 6.5 hours of RGB from the Canon 5D II

Hydrogen Alpha

Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI

Date of Shoot 4th, 5th and 6th June 2011

Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD by www.astrofactors.com

10 x 20 min sub exposures with 20 each dark and bias frames.

Scope: TMB 130SS using WO/TMB 68mm Field Flattener.

Autoguided: using QHY5 autoguider

Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000)

Image processed with Photoshop CS3

RGB

Date of Shoot 28th, 29th and 30th June 2010

Camera: Canon 5D Mark II by HyperCams & Mods

26x15 min sub exposures with flat and dark frames.Stacked using Deep Sky Stacker

Scope: TMB 130SS F7 Refractor using an AT 2"Field Flattener.

Autoguided with Orion Auto Guider on TMB 80SS

CGE PRO Mount

Image Acquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with DSS and processed with Photoshop CS

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NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula *the brain* Ha+LRGB *Explore*, Terry Hancock