The Lagoon Nebula (M8)

Posted by astrocreep
on Monday, August 20, 2012

Reprocess in false color,with Ha as Green, OIII as Blue, Ha+RGB as Red.

Orion ED102T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope.-RGB & OIII
Orion ST-80T "guide scope"-Ha
Orion Sirius German-equatorial Computerized Goto Mount
Images aquired using APT
Guided with Starshoot Autoguider and 50mm guide scope
Aligned and stacked with Nebulosity
Post-process with StarTools GIMP & Windows Live Photo

38 total frames: (4hrs 35min) with an equal # of dark frames
OIII-4x300 5x600 iso 800 Canon T3i with Astronomik OIII clip-in filter
Ha-5x300 5x600 3x900 iso 800 Canon T3(modified) with Astronomik Ha clip-in filter
RGB-5x60 6x300 5x600 iso 800 Canon T3i no filters

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