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strongmanmike2002 | all galleries >> Images taken from Wallaroo (2012-2021) >> Takahashi FSQ106EDX4 - Wide field imaging >> Fighting Dragons of Ara > The Fighting Dragons of Ara
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16-JUL-2018

The Fighting Dragons of Ara

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This is a true colour image composed using narrow band emission line data and RGB

Takahashi FSQ106EDX4
FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus
Ha OIII RGB = 280 230 60 70 80min = 12 hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters
-30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied
Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg
Image scale 3.5"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

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Data collected over three nights, 24 June, 13 & 14 July 2018, good seeing, 3/4 Moon during Ha
no moon for all other data.

Equipment setup:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/166437746/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

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 5

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

Catseye Collimation

http://www.catseyecollimation.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.staratlaspro.com/


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strongmanmike200216-Jul-2018 00:21
Ha ha thanks Sakib glad you like it :-) Funny you should say that about the green, for some reason, in wide Milky Way star field- neb shots, for some strange reason I kinda like what a very slight green bias does to the image...dunno why, perhaps I am mad? :-}
Sakib 15-Jul-2018 22:42
This is easily one of the best images of the year! Just like NGC 6726, I never tire of seeing this region. There seems to be a bit of a green cast?