Observation by Alun Halsey: NGC 6888 Hubble Palette

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2023 Aug 09 - 22:35

Uploaded

2023 Aug 10 - 18:47

Objects

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h12^m
Dec: +38°21'
Position angle: -78°59'

Field size

0°35' × 0°26'

Equipment

Esprit 150ED apo triplet/0.77x reducer flattener
Atik 314L,SX filter wheel and OAG
Baader 2" narrowband 7nm filters Ha,OIII & SII
ZWO ASI462MC (guide camera)
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

3x900sec Ha,3x900sec OIII,4x900sec SII

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

NGC 6888

Title

NGC 6888 Hubble Palette

About this image

Captured data for Ha the night beforehand on the 8th,finally captured the OIII and SII data on the 9th. All sets stacked in Deepskystacker,using Maxim DL4 to colour combine R=SII,G=Ha and B=OIII. Processed in Photoshop CS2 using Annie's actions and Astronomy Tools action set.

Files associated with this observation

NGC-6888-SII-Ha-OIII-final.jpg (413.2 kB)

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