M27 (Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula)

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Date: July, 2006, 2007
Location: Elizabeth, CO. Mag 5.0 skies, elevation ~ 6500 ft
Telescope: 16" f/4.8 Newtonian, Pegasus Optics primary, working at f/9.8
Mount: Mathis Instruments MI-500 w/ AP1200 computer control
Exposure Duration: 

Luminance = Total 240 mins, -15 deg C

Color = Total 24 mins, -15 deg C

Imager: Luminance = ST-10XME, color = ST2000XCM
Filtration, etc:

Luminance = Ha filter made by stacking Custom Scientific luminance filter and Wratten #29 dark red glass filter (Lumicon Ha filter). 2" TeleVue PowerMate used to go to f/9.8 (e.f.l. = 3983 mm)

Color = 3" Wynne/Keller coma corrector mounted to front of XCM, no filter

Guiding: Luminance = AO-L guided at ~10 Hz, Color = normal self guided
Seeing: ~2"
Comments:

Luminance = Subimages (8 min) median combined in sets of three in Maxim. 50 iterate PC deconvolution on each median in CCDStack. Deconvolved medians averaged in Maxim. DDP/sharpening on average in CCDStack

Previous processing used for color image: m27_2xpm.htm Color image and luminance image registered in Registar. HaRGB assembled in Corel's PhotoPaint 12 using LAB


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