NGC7635 - Bubble Nebula in Hydrogen Alpha

Date: 11/16//2012

Description: NGC 7635, also called the Bubble Nebula, is a H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, magnitude young central star. [Ref: WikiPedia]

Sky Conditions:

Clear sky, medium - urban light pollution

FWHM: 3.0 - 3.5 arc sec/pixel

Imaging:

Exposure: 90 min (H-alpha, 6 x15min) at 2x2 bin using h-alpha filter

Guiding: 10 sec at 2x2 bin using NOAG

Equipment:

SBIG STF8300M CCD (RGB filters)

AT10RC at F8

Starlight Focuser 

NOAG w/SBIG ST-i guide camera

AP1200 mount

SW:

Maxim DL V5, FocusMax, Robofocus, AP ASCOM V2, SkyX, Photoshop CS4 (using Astro-Tools deep space noise reduction) -  calibration with darks, flats,  bias, and auto gradient light removal


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