Wednesday, March 12, 2008

IC2177


ATWB Photo of the Day 4/20/08.

IC2177 in Narrowband Color


IC2177 “Seagull Nebula” part one in Narrowband Color.

Technical Details

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106N.

Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO.

Camera: SBIG ST2000XM.

Filters: Astrodon 5nm S2, Ha, O3.

Dates: February 18, 2008 through March 8, 2008
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village, Sharon, Georgia and Roswell, Georgia.

Exposure Details:
S2 = 555 minutes (mapped to red)
Ha = 390 minutes (mapped to green)
O3 = 345 minutes (mapped to blue)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

IC 2177

Two frame Mosaic of IC2177 “Seagull Nebula”

Technical Details
Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106N.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO.
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM.
Filter: Astrodon 5nm Ha.
Dates: February 18, 2008 through March 8, 2008
Locations: Deerlick Astronomy Village, Sharon, Georgia and Roswell, Georgia.
Exposure Details: Ha = 11.75 hours (15-minute individual exposures).