05/12/2017 |
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Posted by: Paul C. Swift |
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The Rossette Nebula in RGBL Ha OIII with a blending of telescopes.
This Hybrid broadband- Narrow-band image of the rossette nebula ( part of the giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros) was brought to you through the collaborative efforts of European astrophotographers Maurizio Cabibbo and Paul C. Swift.
Swift:
Processing by Swift : you will notice a proliferation of tiny refraction spikes> They are designed to blend the Newt High res portion of the image to the part made with refactors.
Imaging telescope: Vixen VSD 100 f/3 and AG14
Imaging camera: 9.2mp Sony SX814
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MX
Guiding telescope or lens: Vixen VSD 100 f/3
Filters: Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 3nm and Chroma SII 3nm
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Cabibbo
Imaging telescope:Takahashi Fsq 106 EDXIII f/3,6
Imaging cameraSbig Stl11000
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding telescope or lens: Orion SSAG on Orion Short Tube 80/400

So what goes into making of one of our collaborative images? Well usually several years of back-yard data collected in Italy and Spain from multiple telescope setups, combined to produce a more powerful multi-band image. The image below illustrates some of the elements involved.

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