Astral Imaging at Dogwood Ridge Observatory

Latitude: 37°48'51.0" N"
Longitude:78°23'41.0"W
Scottsville, Virginia 24590

 

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PN G75.5+1.7

Image Information

After seeing an image of this object posted on an astronomy Yahoo group I decide to try my hand at it. Finding coordinates to center this object proved a bit hard but on the second night of trying I finally zeroed it in. According to newscientist.com, this extremely faint nebula was discovered by amateur Dave Jurasevich of the Mount Wilson Observatory in California on July 6 ,2008. You can read the full article here.

 

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This image is compiled from 48 - 20 minute Ha images.  A total of 16hours of data was used for this image. All data was acquired using MaxImDl/CCD version 5 using ACP.   Images were calibrated and De-Bloomed in MaxIm using Ron Wodaski's De-Bloomer plug-in. All images aligned,  median combined, and histogram adjusted at 32 bit depth using  Pix Insight version 1.61.   The master images were combined and registered in Pix Insight. Photoshop CS 4 was used to create the web version JPGs. The image data was collected over August 28-30, 2010.

Equipment and Location Information

Date August 28-30, 2010
Location Dogwood Ridge Observatory
Optics OGS 12.5" RC
Mount Astro Physics AP1200GTO
Camera SBIG ST10XME/AO8
Filters Baader LRGB 1.25" mounted
Conditions Temperature middle  60s -  mid 70s with very moderate  seeing. Transparency good to moderate.

    
  Last Modified :01/23/09 12:40 AM