Object | |
Description: | North American Nebula in Emission-Line |
Type: | Nebula |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Distance: | 1,500 ly |
Image | |
Date: | July 20, 2012 |
Location: | Carlsbad, CA |
Exposure: | SII 8x15, Ha 8x15, OIII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB |
Notes: | Ha also used as the Luminance layer |
Equipment | |
Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
Camera: | SBIG ST-10XME |
Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII |
Software: | Maxim DL, Photoshop |