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GSC 2412: 865 Area, SHO, Stephen Garretson
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GSC 2412: 865 Area, SHO

GSC 2412: 865 Area, SHO, Stephen Garretson
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GSC 2412: 865 Area, SHO

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Description

his is a region near the Flame and Tadpoles; the Spider and Fly Nebulae are seen lower center; the Ha version was recently posted. The histogram is a little off in this rendering, but I prefer the balance of colors here, and well, it's an art as much as science, right?

[6] guided 300s Ha subs
[32] guided 600s Ha subs
[37] guided 600s OIII subs
[27] guided SII subs
total integration: 16.5 hours

capture:
For this image each of the three imaging setups is composed of:
Borg 55FL f/3.6, 6 element Petzval Astrograph
ASI 2600MM Pro
Gerd Neumann Camera Tilt Adjuster
ZWO EAF
ZWO EFW
Chroma 3nm Ha filter
Chroma 3nm OIII filter
Chroma 3nm SII filter
ADM Aimer

guiding:
William Optics 50 x 200 Guide Scope
ASI 290M Mini 

Paramount MX+

from the Beevo Dome

TheSkyX, SGP, PHD2
PixInsight, Mac OS Photos, Preview

...Stephen

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GSC 2412: 865 Area, SHO, Stephen Garretson

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