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Monday, September 27, 2010

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Sh2-142 alias NGC 7380, in HST-palette, (HST=Hubble Space Telescope)


from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen.










An experimental image of Sh2-142, with suppressed stars.


I use a starless image in one of the processing steps. Sometimes I publish it, since the actual nebula can be better seen by this way.  










Natural color composition from the emission of ionized elements, R=80%Hydrogen+20%Sulfur, G=100%Oxygen and B=85%Oxygen+15%Hydrogen to compensate otherwise missing H-beta emission. This composition is very close to a visual spectrum.








NGC 7380 is a catalog number of  the open star cluster inside Wizard nebula, SH2-142.


Nebula locates in constellation Cepheus, about 7000 light years from my home. 








A closeup







Technical details:





Processing work flow:


Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.


Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.


Deconvolution with a CCDSharp, 30 iterations.


Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3.





Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5


Camera, QHY9 Guiding, SXV-AO @ 6,5Hz


Image Scale, 0,75 arcseconds/pixel


Exposures H-alpha 15x1200s, binned 1x1


S-II 1x1200s, binned 4x4


O-III 1x1200s, binned 4x4


I have used color data from an older, 2008,  wide field image of Sh2-142.




Technical details for image used for colors:


















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