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IC59 and The Emperor Nebula (IC63) Imaged in S-II, H-alpha, and O-III


Overall Field
Date: August 17, 2005
Instrument: Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f5
Camera: SBIG ST11K
Guiding: Takahashi FS-78 @ f8 using ST-L Remote
Mount: Astro-Physics 1200 Mount
Exposure: Sulphur-II: 140 Min - 7 X 20 Minutes
H-alpha : 80 Min - 4 X 20 Minutes
Oxygen-III: 360 Min - 9 X 20 Minutes @ -15C + 6 X 30 Minutes @ -20C
Detector Temperature: -15C with water cooling except as Noted
Camera Dry Air Purged
Filters: ASTRODON 6nm H-Alpha, SII and OIII Filters
Capture Software: MaxIM DL
Processed in Images Plus, Picture Window Pro and Photoshop CS
Location: My Dark Sky Site in Highland County, Ohio