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July 2011 AstroPhotography Contest Winners:
3 Way Tie!
M17, the Swan Nebula by degrbi,
IC 1396 in Ha by jsigone, Gamma Cygni/Sardr Region by mamill

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M17, the Swan Nebula by degrbi.

This is an image of M17, the Swan Nebula. The image was taken at Cherry Springs State Park on Thursday, June 30th and Friday, July 1 2011. Skies were cloudless, transparency was average with a mean ambient temperature of 49 degrees F.

Camera: Baader Modified Canon T1i
5 min light subs at 800iso
180 minutes of data with added darks and flats
Telescope: Orion Premium 102mm refractor with AstroTech
Field Flattener.
Mount: Orion Sirius EQG, guided with a miniguider and QHY5 Camera
thru PHD.
Processing: Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, Finished in PS2.

Here's the link:
http://www.astropicsdb.com/M17.htm
Enjoy!
Derek

 

IC 1396 in Ha by jsigone

Shoot Date: 7/18/11

Hardware:
Scientific Explorer 152mm Mak-Newt F4.8
Celestron ASGT5 mount
Canon XS (self mod) with Astronomiks Ha 12nm clip in filter
50mm Autoguider/SSAG

Settings:
ISO 1600, 14 x 10min , 10 darks & 50 flats

Software:
Nebulosity 2, CS4

 

Gamma Cygni/Sardr Region by mamill

Here's mine - Gamma Cygni/Sardr Region
Taken with a Takahashi FSQ 106N and Orion Starshootpro DSCI. Losmandy G11 Gemini, guided with Tak FC-60, Meade DSI Pro
OSC data 3x10m; Ha 3x10m - Captured with Maxim DL, processed in Nebulosity, post process in CS5.