RC-Astro | Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Hydrogen-alpha

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
in Hydrogen-alpha

Technical Details
Optics:	TeleVue NP-101.
Camera:	SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8.
Mount:	Piggy-backed on a 10" LX200GPS.
Filters:	Custom Scientific 3nm H-alpha; SBIG RGB filter set.
Dates/Times:	12 November 2002.
Location:	my backyard observatory in Austin, Texas.
Exposure Details:	Ha = 180 min.
Processing:	MaxImDL (combine, color processing), CCDOps (ME spike filtering), CCDSharp (deconvolution), Photoshop (levels, curves, etc.).