M 17
M17 Emission nebula in Serpens

M17 Emission nebula in Serpens  1.3X Crop   M17 narrow band normalization Narrow band normalization

0bject M 17 Emission nebula in Serpens
Date July 5, 2022
Exposure OSC 55 minutes
Camera ASI294MC Pro w/L-Extreme filter
Telescope FSQ106 f/5 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Orion 50mm guide scope
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Denoise
Comments Poor seeing with some passing clouds; acquired with MaximDL from Oro Valley AZ


M 17 Emission nebula in Serpens

M 17 Emission nebula in Serpens  1.3X Crop

0bject M 17 Emission nebula in Serpens
Date July 6-18, 2018
Exposure LRGB 410:120:120:120  (12.8 hours, cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, NIK Sharpener
Comments Moderate to poor seeing; acquired with CCD Commander from Animas, NM