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M17 Swan Nebula LRGB, Terry Hancock

M17 Swan Nebula LRGB

M17 Swan Nebula LRGB, Terry Hancock

M17 Swan Nebula LRGB

Description

This is the LRGB data only for comparison with my LRGB+HA version I posted earlier

This version is using only the 12" Ritchey-Chrétien.

Total integration time 4.4 hours

Image details

Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI

Date of Shoot:

4th and 7th June 2013

RGB 180 min 6 x 10 min each, bin 2x2

Lum 85 min 4 x 10 min, 9 x 5 min bin 2x2

Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD www.astrofactors.com

StarlightXpress Color Filter Wheel

Optics: Astronomy Technologies Astro-Tech 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien astrograph

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

Image Aquisition software Maxim DL5

Registed, Calibrated and Stacked in CCD Stack

Post Processed with Photoshop CS5

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M17 Swan Nebula LRGB, Terry Hancock