The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) and Surrounding Region
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Image acquisition and processing details:
| Telescope: | Takahashi Epsilon 180, f/2.8 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200 |
| Camera: | SBIG STL11000M cooled to -25C and -30C, external guiding with SBIG e-Finder and ST-402ME cooled to -20C. |
| Filters, Exposure Times: | AstroDon Generation 2 Red=290 min, Green=230 min, and Blue=240 min (10 min subframes). AstroDon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha 380 min (19x20 min subs). Additional data was obtained but discarded. |
| Dates: | various 11/8/09 to 11/22/09. |
| Moon Phase: | various. |
| Location: | Xanadu Observatory, backyard roll-off in Tucson, AZ |
| Software: | CCDCommander, MaximDL, FocusMax, TheSky, CCDInspector, CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools. |
| Notes: | This is my first processed image with the STL11000M. The camera is anti-blooming, but an adjustment is needed to the camera because there were small blooms on many of the stars. |