07/30/2011
Mason, OH
Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor
Orion Atlas EQ-G
ATIK 314L+
Captured with Nebulosity 2, stacked in DSS and processed in PS CS4. Levels, Curves, mild High Pass Filter, Selective Color to highlight different channels.
12 X 300 sec subs in HA, OIII and SII, 30 X 120 sec subs Luminance
Orion Narrowband HA, OIII and SII, Orion 5 place filter wheel, Orion SSAG and Mini Guide Scope
During imaging the object was residing in the skyglow of Cincinnati which is 20 miles south of Mason. At the time of this image I could just make out the stars in Sagittarius, which I think is a testament to the filters used to capture this photo.