July 9, 2011

NGC 7000, Texas and Mexico from the North America Nebula (7-7-2011)

This image was taken between 3 and 5:30 am.  Water vapor was gathering in the sky, and thin clouds of it passed overhead while I was taking the seventeen sub-frames that make up this picture.  As a result, every frame's histogram was unique.  Notwithstanding, the colors turned out ok, and there is enough light here to post (especially in a smaller format), though I'd prefer a deeper image.  This is my second image with the SV80ED.

Telescope: Stellarvue 80ED NHNG (SV80ED) f/7 w/WO ff/fr 0.8 II (so effectively at f/5.6)
Camera and Exposure: SXVF-H9C, 17x8'
Filter: IDAS-LPS2
Guiding: Borg 50mm, Meade DSI Pro, PHD
Mount: Takahashi NJP
Software: Nebulosity, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS3
Location: The Woodlands, TX

2 comments:

RR said...

I like this one a lot.

Polaris B said...

Thanks, Onto!