AMATEUR
ASTRONOMY PAGES
Javier Gómez
Laina
ngc2024 & B33 in Orion
(click on image for a larger size)
Object:
ngc2024 (tank track nebula) & B33 (horsehead nebula) -
emission & dark nebulas
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Optics:
TeleVue TV-76 with 1.1x flattener
(f 528mm). Astronomik H-alpha & IDAS LPS filters.
Camera:
Canon 350d modified (infrared filter removing)
Exposures:
29 x 500" Ha + 13 x 500" RGB ; 5h:50'
total exposure
ISO:
800
Date:
5 & 24 Feb 2006
Mount:
Home made aluminum fork controled by Angel Caparrós' PicGoto system.
Guiding:
MX716 on 250 f/4.8 Newton
Processing:
Darks & Flat calibration
SDMask combining
Dynamic Background
Extraction (sky
gradient correction)
Digital Development Processing (DDP)
Curves adjust (RGB & saturation)
LRGB combining
(Ha as 50%
luminance)
Software:
ImagesPlus, PixInSight, PhotoShop.
