RC-Astro | Dust Clouds in the Rosette Nebula

Dust Clouds in the Rosette Nebula

Technical Details
Optics:	14" f/10 RCOS Ritchey-Chrétien Cassegrain,Astro-Physics 0.75x Focal Reducer (yielding f/7.4).
Camera:	SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8.
Mount:	Takahashi NJP Temma 2.
Filters:	Custom Scientific 3nm H-Alpha.
Dates/Times:	10 February 2003.
Location:	my backyard observatory in Austin, Texas.
Exposure Details:	4 hours (15 minute sub-exposures).
Processing:	MaxImDL (combine), ImagesPlus (deconvolution, sharpening), Photoshop (levels, curves, etc.).