Click for full sized IC1340 - Part of the Veil Nebula
Bit of a departure for me: A colour image! Recent purchased a Baader OIII narrowband ccd filter. Unable to afford Astrodon prices, I decided to try out the Baader OIII option.
This is the first light for the Baader OIII filter. Bright moon and also rather hazy so I decided on a bright target. This is supposed to be just an experiment, but has turned out nice. :-)
I combined 14x600s frames with the OIII filter in the blue channel and 15x600s with the Astrodon Ha filter in the red channel. Noel Carboni's action created a green channel for me.
Although this isn't a particularly accurate chromatic representation of the Veil Nebula, it is certain a fun image and I will try a few more like this.
Clearly I need some better planning to get my shots to line up in the corners! Also the stars are a bit blue, and the highlights of the nebula have gone a bit white. Need to maybe try a different combination method for the Ha and OIII and creation of green.
Data from 24th and 25th. Captured in ArtemisCapture, calibrated in ImagetoolsCa, combined in maxim, thuggery in photoshop. Total integration time 4.8 hours.
This image was autoguided using my 400mm focal length refractor and my black and white SC1 webcam.
Current Imaging equipment configuration
Exposure Details :
Astrodon 6nm Ha MPCC 15x600s on 8inch Newt @ F5 with ART285
Baader 8nm OIII MPCC 14x600s on 8inch Newt @ F5 with ART285
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
