The Heart Nebula - IC1805 (HaRGB/SBIG ST-8300M) Crop
The Cottage Observatory
Target: The Heart Nebula - IC1805 (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: 18 x 10 minutes binned at 1x1 using a Baader 7nm Ha filter.
3 x 5 minutes binned at 1x1 for each RGB filter. All Ha exposures were dithered.
Darks and Flats applied.
Comments: Work in progress image. More exposure time will be added.
Ha shot on 9/8/2012. RGB shot with a Stellarvue SV66ED/SBIG ST-2000XM on 9/19/2009.
SBIG ST-8300M,Astro-Tech 8 Inch Imaging Newtonian
All Images Copyright by Bill Worley