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August 2010 AstroPhotography Contest Winner:
NGC7380 Wizard Nebula By Doug

Equipment:
Atlas EQ-G
EON120
Parsec 8300M
Nautilus Filter Wheel
Orion 2" Narrowband Filters, Ha, SII, and OIII
80MM F/11.4 Guide Scope
StarShoot Auto Guider
Taken over two nights @ Mount Palomar.
Processing:
DeepSkyStacker
Photoshop CS2
Image Data:
All Frames are 15 Minute Exposures.
Ha = 18 Frames / Sigma Clip Stack = 4H 30M Total
SII = 14 Frames / Median Combined = 3H 30M Total
OIII = 15 Frames / Median Combined = 3H 45M Total
Color Maps:
SII = Red
Ha = Green
OIII = Blue
Comments:
The Ha Channel is over powering in the Wizard Nebula, it took a couple of tries to balance the different channels.
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