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Old 16-05-2014, 08:53 AM
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Hi guys.

Is there ratio in terms of length of subs for narrow band images or does it depend no how much of each gas is present in any give cloud?

I'm taking Ha SII and OIII on eta car and in comparison to Ha there isnt much SII and OIII so do I take longer subs for those filters?

Thanks
I think it depends on the particular nebula but last time I did Carina in NB I did 5 min subs for Ha, mostly 5 min subs for OIII plus a few 10 min and lots of 10 min subs for SII. I also find the filters react differently to light pollution (SII and especially OIII I think have a much higher background level than Ha when I image in the city) so sometimes I need more subs to compensate.
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