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Old 11-05-2013, 08:39 PM
dalelieb (Dale)
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Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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NGC 3132 Southern Ring or Eight Burst Nebula in Vela

Hi All,
A small but bright planetary nebula in the southern skies. Just on the limit of doable with my equipment.

About 20x20min each Ha, OII and SII in Hubble palette
Image scale 0.47 arsec/pixel
Captured with MaximDL
Processed with PS CS4

Equipment:
Scope: Celestron EdgeHD 14"
Mount: ASA DDM60
Camera: FLI Microline 11002, Astrodon filters
Guiding: MMOAG with Loadstar camera
Focuser: FLI Atlas

Software:
TheSkyX, ACP Planner, ACP, ACP Scheduler, FMax, MaximDL, Photoshop CS4

Location:
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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