Full Narrowband NGC281 Image (12-21-09)

In this image, SII has been added in place of the green of the earlier image. The need for SII is proved by this excellent Cloudy Nights thread: http://tinyurl.com/yeqauur

The final 18x8' set of exposures (2.4 hours) in SII was obtained on the night of 12-18-09 using the TMB80CF and an Astronomik 12nm SII filter. Ha was obtained in October (38x5')and OIII in November (41x5'). Total exposure time is one minute short of 9 hours. Software used to capture and process includes PHD and Nebulosity 2, Registar, Photoshop Elements 7, Maxim DL5, and Photoshop CS3. Thanks to Don Taylor for suggesting effective ways to rid it of pink halos. In the end, I selected the color in CS3, changed it a bit, and de-saturated some.