M27 Dumbbell Nebula in False Color
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M27 Dumbbell Nebula in Emission Line Filtered False Color
Date(s) taken: 24 August, 2001
Site:
Montebello Open Space Preserve, Santa Clara County, Ca.

Telescope Configuration: Celestron CM1400 with Televue TV101 Piggybacked on AP1200GTO mount.

Image Specifics:
      -Emission line filters used for "False Color"
      -LRGB (1x L=
Lumicon Deepsky @300 seconds, 1x R= Lumicon Ha @300 seconds, 1x G= Lumicon OIII @300 seconds, 1x B= Lumicon Hb @300 seconds)
      -Telescope:
Celestron CM1400 OTA with Celestron f/7 focal reducer (F = 2288mm, f/7)
      -Camera:
SBIG ST7E NABG with CFW8 Color Filter Wheel, Imager at -10 C.
      -Mount:
AP1200GTO Selfguided via ST7E
      -
CCDSOFT v5 used for image capture,  Photoshop 5.5 used for LRGB combine
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