Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
The Squid Nebula, Foraxx, George Hatfield
The Squid Nebula, Foraxx
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The Squid Nebula, Foraxx

The Squid Nebula, Foraxx, George Hatfield
The Squid Nebula, Foraxx
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The Squid Nebula, Foraxx

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The data for this FORAXX narrowband image are from the Moana Project (https://erellaz.com/cdk-14-moravian-c5/).  The system consists of a CDK14 telescope with a Moravian C5 100 camera.  The observatory is located in central Texas.  The data were calibrated and stacked by Blackrig to form two-panel mosaics for Ha, Sii, and Oiii.   A total of 45 hours of Oiii exposure were included in the Oiii mosaic.   Starless NB masters for Ha, Oiii, and Sii, along with their respective star images, were processed using the ForaxxPaletteUtility (v1.15).  Minor adjustments were made using the NarrowbandNormalization process and in Photoshop.  The image was reduced in size by about 80% because of AstroBin file size limitation.  

 Suggestions that might improve this image will be gladly received.

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The Squid Nebula, Foraxx, George Hatfield