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NGC1435 - The Merope Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Object The Merope Nebula (NGC1435), in Taurus
  Telescope (Photo) Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA  with Optec/Lepus f/6.2 focal reducer on  Losmandy G-11 Mount
  Telescope (Guiding) Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/15.625 (f/6.25 w/2.5x Powermate) on Losmandy G11 Mount
  Camera (Photo) SBIG ST8300M monochrome CCD
  Camera (Guiding) Starlight Express Lodestar w/ PHD Guiding
  Exposure Detail LRGB combination:   
  Luminance: excluded-average combination of 20 images ( binned 1x1) at 300 seconds   
  Red:   excluded-average combination of 12  images (binned 2x2) at 150 seconds   
  Green:   excluded-average combination of 12 images (binned 2x2) at 150 seconds
  Blue:   excluded-average combination of 12 images (binned 2x2) at 150 seconds
RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 3.83; final image processing using Photoshop CS3
  Location Private Property at Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
(N29.406, W82.860)
  Date 12/4/10