HaRRGB image of the North American and Pelica nebulae. Taken June 10-12 during the Golden State Star Party 2010 near Adin, CA.
Details:
Imaging scope: Takahashi FS-60CSV with dedicated reducer = f4.2
at 254mm
Imaging camera: SBIG ST-8300M
Filter wheel: Starlight Xpress 2" wheel with Baader filters
Guiding: AT66ED and DSI Pro with PHD software
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1GTO
Ha = 12 x 10m
R,G,B = 24 x 5m each
color
Aquired, calibrated, stacked, and aligned in Maxim. Processed in Photoshop CS2 with levels, curves , and AstroTools actions.