M57 Ring Nebula
Date: April 15, 2005
Camera: SBIG ST10XE
Filters: AstroDon L,R,G,B (CFW8A filter wheel)
Camera control software: CCDSoft
Focal reducer: None
Guiding/adaptive optics: SBIG AO7
Camera temperature: -20C
Image Acquisition Software: CCDAutoPilot2 was used for certain aspects
Telescope: RCOS 16 Carbon Tube, Aries optics, F9
Telescope control software: RCOS TCC, TheSky6
Mount: Paramount ME (MKS 4000)
Subexposures:
Luminance: 8 x 3 minute, binned 2x2
RGB: 4 x 2 minute, binned 3x3
Conditions: High humidity.
Processing: CDSoft, CCDSharp (Luminance only), MiraAP, MaximDL,
Registar, Sigma, Photoshop CS2.
Date: April 15, 2005
Camera: SBIG ST10XE
Filters: AstroDon L,R,G,B (CFW8A filter wheel)
Camera control software: CCDSoft
Focal reducer: None
Guiding/adaptive optics: SBIG AO7
Camera temperature: -20C
Image Acquisition Software: CCDAutoPilot2 was used for certain aspects
Telescope: RCOS 16 Carbon Tube, Aries optics, F9
Telescope control software: RCOS TCC, TheSky6
Mount: Paramount ME (MKS 4000)
Subexposures:
Luminance: 8 x 3 minute, binned 2x2
RGB: 4 x 2 minute, binned 3x3
Conditions: High humidity.
Processing: CDSoft, CCDSharp (Luminance only), MiraAP, MaximDL,
Registar, Sigma, Photoshop CS2.
M57 Ring
Nebula
Nebula