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IC5146 Cocoon Nebula with ATRC8, Terry Hancock

IC5146 Cocoon Nebula with ATRC8

IC5146 Cocoon Nebula with ATRC8, Terry Hancock

IC5146 Cocoon Nebula with ATRC8

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Gooday Friends

Well after a lot of hard work, frustration and feeling like I was getting nowhere, I have some success. I decided to dump the Tandem configuration for the last time. Finally I am getting some round stars and I am ecstatic. This is the very first time I have had a positive result using the Astro Tech 8" Ritchey-Creighton using the Canon 5D Mark II on the CGE PRO.

Here is 2 1/2 hours of the Cocoon Nebula from last night. I hope to add some more photons soon.

Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Clear Skies

Terry

Date of Shoot 14th July 2010

Camera: Canon 5D Mark II (modded by Brent Oliver)

15x10 min sub exposures with 20 each flats and dark frames.

Scope: Astro Tech RC 8" using AT 2" Field Flattener.

Autoguided with Orion Auto Guider on TMB 80SS

CGE PRO Mount

Image Aquired using Nebulosity II, stacked with Nebulosity II and processed with Photoshop CS3.

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IC5146 Cocoon Nebula with ATRC8, Terry Hancock