M17 - Omega Nebula
  • Details
    Date Taken: 07/30/2011
    Location: Mason, OH
    Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor
    Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G
    Camera: ATIK 314L+
    Processing: Captured with Nebulosity 2, stacked in DSS and processed in PS CS4. Levels, Curves, mild High Pass Filter, Selective Color to highlight different channels.
    Exposure: 12 X 300 sec subs in HA, OIII and SII, 30 X 120 sec subs Luminance
    Other Equipment Used: Orion Narrowband HA, OIII and SII, Orion 5 place filter wheel, Orion SSAG and Mini Guide Scope
    Notes: 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.
  • Photographer
    Warren S.