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7/2/2012

The Propeller Nebula - DWB 111 (Ha/QHY9)

The Cottage Observatory

Target: The Propeller Nebula - DWB 111
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: QHY9M @ -25C below ambient w/Hutech IDAS filter
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using a SSAG through a Stellarvue SV66ED
Software: acquisition - MaxIm DL 5, processing - Maxim DL 5 & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 6 x 10 minutes binned at 2x2 for Ha (Dithered exposures). Bias, Darks and Flats applied. SD Mask Combined.
Comments: Transparency was average. Almost full moon. RGB data will have to wait.

QHY9,Astro-Tech 8 Inch Imaging Newtonian

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