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8/18/2012

The Cave Nebula - Caldwell 9 / Sh2-155 (HaRGB/SBIG ST-8300M)

The Cottage Observatory

Target: The Cave Nebula - Caldwell 9 / Sh2-155 (HaRGB/SBIG ST-8300M)
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: SBIG ST-8300M @ -10C below ambient w/Hutech IDAS filter
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using a SSAG through a Stellarvue SV66ED
Software: acquisition - MaxIm DL 5, processing - CCDSoft 5, AstroArt & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 12 x 10 minutes binned at 2x2 using a Baader 7nm Ha filter.
1 x 10 minutes binned at 2x2 for each Baader RGB filter. All exposures were dithered.
Darks and Flats applied.
Comments: Work in progress image. More exposure time will be added.
Transparency wasn't that good shooting the Ha on 8/15. Clouds were blowing
through when the RGB was shot on 8/18.

SBIG ST-8300M,Astro-Tech 8 Inch Imaging Newtonian

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