| Object: |
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M42 in Orion (Narrowband false color image)
|
| Comments: |
|
Filter
assignments: Ha to Red channel; Oiii to Green channel; Sii to
Blue channel |
| Telescope: |
|
Televue NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
|
| Mount: |
|
Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
| Guide
Scope: |
|
Orion
Short Tube 80mm refractor |
| Guide
Camera: |
|
Orion
StarShoot AutoGuider & PHD2 software |
| Imaging
Camera: |
|
QHY163M
|
| Filters/Exposure: |
|
Twenty-six
120-second exposures through Astrodon Ha, Oiii, and Sii filters (plus
twenty-four 2-second
exposures through through those same filters to reduce the core
burnout). Calibrated & stacked in MaximDL, color combined in
PS CS6. |
| Shooting
Location: |
|
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Date/Time: |
|
21,
and 31 January 2018 (UTC)
|
