Statue of Liberty Nebula (NGC 3576 & 3603)

Image done combining two sessions: 4 hrs from April 2012, and 3.5 hrs from March 2013.

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2012 SESSION
IMAGING DATA
Optical train: AP130 EDF GT + AP flattener + IDAS LPS2
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: B&L 80/800 SCT guidescope + Lifecam Cinema + PHD
Camera: Canon 1000D (modded and peltier cooled)
Frames: 80 lights, 3 min. ea. @iso800, calibrated with 30 darks/flats/bias
Processing: PI + Photoshop + Canon DPP
Date: 2012-04-1
Place: General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Seeing & transparency: good/suburban skies


2013 SESSION
IMAGING DATA
Optical train: AP130 EDF GT + AP flattener
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: B&L 80/800 SCT guidescope + Lifecam Cinema + PHD
Camera: Canon 1000D (modded and peltier cooled)
Frames: 42 lights, 5 min. ea. @iso1600, calibrated with 30 darks/flats and 200 bias.
Processing: PI + Photoshop + Canon DPP
Date: 2013-03-06
Place: Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Seeing & transparency: poor/good (rural skies)

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