NGC281 The Pac-Man Nebula (HaRGB)
Image Details
| Target: | NGC 281, IC 1590, Sharpless 184 |
| Coordinates (Center - J2000): | RA 00h 52m 59s ; Dec +56d 37m 19s |
| Date: | 7-9 & 16 November 2007 |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Imaging Location: | Chiefland & Indialantic, Florida |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-8XME & CFW-10 Color Filter Wheel |
| Filters: | Astrodon Series E Tru-Balance LRGB and Hydrogen-Alpha |
| Telescope: | Takahashi TSA-102S 4" APO Triplet f/8 (FL = 814mm) |
| Mount: | Takahashi EM-200 Temma II GEM (12 VDC) |
| Image Scale: | 2.28 arcseconds per pixel |
| CCD Temperature: | -20 C |
| Ha:R:G:B Exposures: | 100:50:50:50 minutes (Ha=10x600s / RGB=5x600s each) |
| Mount Control Software: | The Sky 6.0.0.52 |
| Camera Control Software: | CCDSoft 5.00.182 |
| Focus Control Software: | FocusMax 3.3.15 |
| Executive Control Software: | CCD Commander 1.4.5 |
| Sub-frame Registration Software: | Registar |
| Calibration and Combining Software: | CCDStack |
| Final Processing Software: | Photoshop CS |
