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Old 11-03-2011, 12:47 AM
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NGC3324 and NGC3293

Took advantage of a couple of clear nights to intercept a few photons from NGC3324, the Gabriela Mistral Nebula, and open cluster NGC3293 in the Constellation of Carina.

Scope: 127ED F7.5
Camera: SBIG ST-8300 with Baader Ha, OIII and SII filters
Mount: HEQ5Pro controlled by EQMod and TheSky5
Guiding: SX-AO at 10Hz

Capture: 3.5hrs Ha, 2.5hrs OIII and 1.75hrs SII in 15 minute subs
Calibrated and stacked in DSS, normalised and combined in Nebulosity using the Hubble pallet of Red: SII, Green: Ha and Blue: OIII and using Ha as the luminance layer. Stretching and colour manipulation in PS.

Oh, and a special version for Fred without those pesky stars
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