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NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula image

NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula


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Imaged with Tom Miller -Date: August 1, 10, 12, 13, 21, 2009 -Location: Lincoln, NE (The Miller Observatory) -Telescope: PlaneWave Instruments CDK20 -Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME -Camera: SBIG STL-11000M with SBIG STL-CFW8 & AO-L -Exposure: Ha, OIII = 5 hrs (20 min subframes). R, G, B = 1.2 hrs (10 min subframes); Total=14 hours. Binned 1x1. -Processing: Data reduction in CCDStack and Processing in Adobe PhotoShop CS3. Image construction is as follows: Luminosity = OIII+Ha, Red = Ha, Green = average(Ha, OIII), Blue = OIII. Broadband RGB data blended with narrowband images to yield natural colored stars.

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  • January 19, 2022