M42 - The Orion Nebula + NGC1977 - The Running Man Nebula Date: 11/26/2011, 12/25/2011, 12/25/2010 This is a combination of 3 night of data, at different exposures. Ha - 6 x 1800s OIII - 4 x 1800s RGB - 5 x 300s RGB - 5 x 60s RGB - 10 x 10s Calibration 20,20,10 Flats on RGB frames, 20 flats on all others Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: G11 Gemini w/ Ovision Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, 2 Px Dither CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB, Ha, OIII Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax
10/11/14 3 Frame manual & HDR blended exposure (+1, 0, -2 ) Near La Union, NM 740nm IR
SH2-129 - Flying Bat Nebula Date: September 4, 10, 18 & 19 - 2010 This is a combination of 4 night of data, at different exposures. 6 hours of Ha 1 Hour of RGB (20x 60s each) Calibration 20,20,20 Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED with CAA Mount: G11 Gemini w/ Ovision Guider: Meade DSI Pro through Astrodon MMOAG, With PHD CCD: Finger Lakes Instruments ML11002 CCD, with 65mm shutter Fiter Wheel: Finger Lakes Instruments CFW-2-7 Filters: Baader 50.8mm RGB, Ha Software: MaximDL, Registar, Photoshop CS3 with Carboni & GXT Location: Light polluted back yard in El Paso, Texas Polar Alignment: PoleAlignMax