Full Frame

Also known as Wray 17-1 this small faint planetary nebula is in Puppis and this is one of the few
images of it that exist and perhaps the only full colour image ever taken of this little beauty?
The faint extensions from the main ring are mostly ionised Oxygen and floating in a faint wafting
sea of red ionised Hydrogen (part of the huge Gum Nebula), it makes for a lovely scene.

Orion Optics UK AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVF-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
LHaOIIIRGB = 3.5hrs 5.5hrs 3.5hrs 1hr 1hr 1hr = 15.5hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
Using new Astronomik Deep-Sky RGB filters and 6nm Ha and OIII
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

Comments
Taken over 3 nights, average variable seeing

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/151108788/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

Orion Optics UK

http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/

StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment

http://www.sxccd.com/products

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.flicamera.com/

Astro Shop (Aus)

http://www.astroshop.com.au/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:

http://www.astronomik.com/en/home

http://www.gerdneumann.net/

MSB Software & Astroart 6

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

Catseye Collimation

http://www.catseyecollimation.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.staratlaspro.com/