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Offline jehoener

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North America Nebula
« on: May 21, 2012, 01:51:43 PM »
One from last night.  But only 3 hours worth of data -- the most I can capture in one night's session this time of year.  We've had an unusual run of four consecutive clear nights:  I know better, but I jumped around a lot rather than patiently capturing a lot of data on one target.  I intend to add more data later in the season.  I expect the extra time will result in a smoother image. 

I took a cue from J. P. Metsavainio and tried binning the  SII and OIII 2 X 2 for a stronger signal.  It seemed to help.

Thanks for looking.

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Offline Craig & Tammy

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Re: North America Nebula
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 09:22:30 PM »
Another nice one Joe! 
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Offline El Paso Eric

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Re: North America Nebula
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 09:00:15 AM »
Nice field view on this target.
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Re: North America Nebula
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 09:24:58 AM »
I nice image Joe, I always like the Wall region of this nebula.
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