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02-APR-2017 Press F11 for a Full Screen view

IC2872 - The Head of the Chicken

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Orion Optics UK AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVF-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
SIIHaOIIIRGB = 340 330 240 45 45 45min = 17.5hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
Using new Astronomik 6nm Narrowband filters and Deep Sky RGB set
-20C chip temp, no flats and no dark frames were used.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

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Taken over three nights 6, 28 & 31 march 2017, above average seeing

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/sxvrh694_gear

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/


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Sakib 04-Apr-2017 11:26
It's been way to long since you've done a PN!! :-(
Also you have R Aquarii in your collection, how about adding another symbiotic system, the Southern Crab Nebula in Centaurus? Or BI Crucis in Crux, which is Ha only?
strongmanmike200203-Apr-2017 02:25
...not sure, just thought it might look nice and it was a perfect fit for my field of view :-)
Sakib 02-Apr-2017 20:01
Very cool closeup, what inspired you to go after this one? A HaRGB version would show the reflection nebulae.