The Wizard Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha – 25/09/2018
The first of some images taken over the last few months that I haven’t got around to posting yet, this is an image of the Wizard Nebula, NGC7380, in hydrogen Alpha. This is, I always think, one of the best images for looking like it’s name! It really looks like a ghostly wizard in a hat and robes, coming out of the dark through a cloud – complete with nose, eye, hands etc…
I’ll be adding some OIII data to this at some point in the future.
Full details as follows:-
Capture and Processing Information
- Object – Wizard Nebula (NGC7380)
- Constellation – Cepheus
- Camera – Atik 314L Mono
- Exposure – Ha – 3hrs 40min of 5-min subs
- Filters – Astronomik 12nm Ha Filter
- Telescope – Altair Starwave 102ED
- Mount – Skywatcher HEQ5 with Rowan Belt Mod
- Guidescope – Off-axis
- Guidecam – SX Lodestar
- Guide Software – PHD2
- Capture Software – APT
- Stacking and Initial Processing – MaximDL
- Post-Processing – Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC.
Recent Comments