M106 with Ha Jets

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

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Image Equipment Details

  • Rancho Del Sol Observatory
  • RCOS 20" Truss - F8.3
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta U9000
  • SBIG ST402
  • Astrodon MegaMoag off axis guider
  • Astrodon 2nd Generation 50mm Square Filters

Exposure Details

  • Luminance = 160minutes
  • Red = 120 minutes
  • Blue = 120minutes
  • Green = 120 minutes
  • Ha = 480
  • SII = 0
  • OIII = 0

Software Used

  • CCDAP 4
  • MaxDL
  • Pinpoint
  • Thesky 6
  • Pempro
  • CCDstack
  • Photoshop CS4

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