Color version
See mono version in Halpha: http://www.pbase.com/mariobmd/image/139585102
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Nebula
Narrowband 2010 version: http://www.pbase.com/mariobmd/heart_nebula
Taken with a Takahashi TOA130 NFB with 67 Flattener and QSI 583wsg with Astrodon 5nm Halpha filter and Gen2 E series RGB filters.
Image scale of 1.1 arcsec/pixel.
Guided with a SBIG STi on a MiniBorg 50.
AP1200 GTO Mount
Exposure time:Halpha: 8 hours with 30 minutes subexposure. RGB: 140:120:120mins with 10 mins subexposures.
Softwares: CCDAutopilot,Sky6 Pro,MaxIM DL,Focusmax, CCDNavigator, CCDStack and Photoshop CS2
Taken on November 6,7,11,25 and 26 2011 in Jackson, Ohio