The Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 OIII and H-Alpha image

The Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 OIII and H-Alpha


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Description

Using only the narrow band filters H-Alpha for red and OIII for both the green and blue channels I created this false color hybrid. For the first time in a while I binned 2x2 but only the OIII which even at 30 mins exposure is still very faint, impossible for me to do this one un binned at my location. Total Exposure time 18 hours All the Best & Clear Skies Terry Down Under Observatory Image Information Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI Date of Shoot 22nd, 23rd, 25th July 2012 Exposure: OIII 28 x 30 mins binned 2x2 HA 8 x 30 mins unbinned Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD, cooled to -30C www.astrofactors.com StarlightXpress Color Filter Wheel Scope: Astronomy Technologies Astro-Tech 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien astrograph Autoguided using StarlightXpress Lodestar autoguider, StarlightXpress Ultra Slim Off Axis guider Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000) Image Aquisition software Maxim DL5 Stacking software CCDStack