NGC 1579 (Sh2-222)
NGC 1579 Emission nebula in Perseus


0bject NGC 1579 Emission nebula in Perseus (Sh2-222)
Date November 12-13, 2021
Exposure LRGB 170:60:60:60  (5.8 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, Topaz Denoise AI and SharpenAI, StarExterminator
Comments Moderate seeing; acquired with CCD Commander from Animas, NM


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NGC 1579 Emission/reflection nebula in Perseus
Date November 23, 2006
Exposure LRGB 120:25:25:25 (RGB binned 2x2)
Camera ST2000XM with SBIG filters
Telescope Celestron C8 f/7.1 (AP field flattener) on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini
Guiding self-guided
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, FITS Liberator, AstroActions, GradientXterminator
Comments Clear and cool with some high thin clouds