IC 1311 in Cygnus

Started by jomeara, 05/20/2009 02:54AM

Posted 05/20/2009 02:54AM Opening Post

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Spent three nights at the cottage/observatory and only got 3 hours worth of data...doh! Anyway, this is 2 hours worth of IC 1311 in Cygnus. Needs more data, slightly imperfect tracking but an interesting shot nevertheless. Lots of nebulosity and a cluster to boot. Object selected and framed using world wide telescope, which is a fantastic piece of freeware.

Comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcome and appreciated.

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Jeff

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Posted 05/21/2009 12:05AM #1

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Yes, lots of good stuff in there. Add more time, color, Ha, etc...

One hour/night? I have done much worse!

Charlie

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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
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Posted 05/21/2009 04:16AM #2

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Still, it looks nice! This can be a challenging hobby for sure!

Tom

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Posted 05/21/2009 04:30AM #3

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Image looks like it has a good start Jeff - nice one. This is indeed a rich area. An H-Alpha filtered set of exposures would be a nice addition in the data.

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