QSI Narrowband Images
30 NOV 10, M42 from Rockwall, TX: AstroDon 5nm Ha/O3 filters 600x3 ea at f/5 with ED-80 and QSI 583, no processing, captured, calibrated, aligned, combined in Maxim, Colors Ha=R, O3=G, O3(80%)+Ha(20%)=B
30 NOV 10, M42 from Rockwall, TX: AstroDon 5nm Ha/O3/S2 filters 600x3 ea at f/5 with ED-80 and QSI 583, no processing, captured, calibrated, aligned, combined in Maxim, Colors mappedaccording to Hubble Pallette:  Ha=R, O3=G, S2=B
30 NOV 10, M42 from Rockwall, TX: AstroDon 5nm Ha/O3/S2 filters 600x3 ea at f/5 with ED-80 and QSI 583, no processing, captured, calibrated, aligned, combined in Maxim, Colors  S2=R, Ha=G, O3=B
Tadpoles in Auriga: Rockwall, TX Jan 2011, SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount with QSI 583 with AstroDon 5nm Ha, O3, S2 filters  at f/5 guided by DSI
Captured, calibrated, DDP, aligned combined in MaxIm DL, post-processed in Photoshop CS2 in Hubble Pallete
2-6 Dec 10, Horsehead Nebula  from Rockwall, TX: QSI 583-WSG, SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount autoguided with DSI using PHD with AstroDon 5nm Ha/O3/S2 filters.  Captured, calibrated, aligned and combined in MaxIm DL. Combined in  Hubble Palette, total time 400min Ha=160, O3=140 S2=100
M1 The Crab Nebula:  7 Jan 2011 Atoka, OK through Meade 10-inch f/6.3 LX200 on SkyWatcher Pro EQ-6 mount with QSI 583 WSG binned at 2x.  AstroDon 5nm Narrowband filters R=S2, G=Ha, B=O3, Ha recombined as Lum, 30-min ea channel
Minkowski's Butterfly M2-9: 11 June 2011 Atoka, OK: Meade LX200 f/6.3 on EQ-6Pro  mount through QSI-583WSG  through AstroDon 5nm Ha/Oiii filters guided by DSI.  Layered 600, 1200 second images for total time of 300min. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined, DDP in MaxIM DL, post-procesed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011MaxCorneau
Orion Nebula: Rockwall, TX 22-28 Jan 2011 SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/5 through AstroDon 5nm Ha/Sii/Oiii filters guided by DSI.  Layered 10s, 30, 60, 90, 120, 600, 1200 second images for total time of 6hr 16min. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined, DDP in MaxIM DL, post-procesed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011MaxCorneau
Orion Nebula: Rockwall, TX 22-28 Jan 2011 SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/5 through AstroDon 5nm Ha/Oiii filters guided by DSI.  Layered 10s, 30, 60, 90, 120, 600, 1200 second images for total time of 4hr 16min. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined, DDP in MaxIM DL, post-procesed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011MaxCorneau
Rosette Nebula: Rockwall, TX 28 Jan 2011 SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/5 through AstroDon 5nm Ha filter guided by DSI.  4x20min exposures, total image time, 1:20. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined, DDP in MaxIM DL, post-processed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011Max Corneau
Rosette Nebula: Rockwall, TX 28 Jan 2011 SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/5 through AstroDon 5nm Sii, Ha, Oiii filters guided by DSI.  Ha and O3 -4x20min, Sii 2x20min, 2x10 min exposures, total image time, 3:40. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined (Hubble Pallette) , DDP in MaxIM DL, post-processed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011Max Corneau
Horsehead Region  in Orion: Rockwall, TX NOV-DEC 2011 Astro-Tech AT-130 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/4 through AstroDon 5nm Sii, Ha, Oiii filters guided by DSI.  R(Ha)120min, G(S2)80min, B(O3) 120min exposures, total image time, 8.6 hrs. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined , DDP in MaxIm DL, post-processed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011Max Corneau
Brontosaurus Nebula NGC6823: Rockwall, TX 2-4 July, 2011 SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/5 through AstroDon 5nm Sii, Ha, Oiii filters guided by DSI.  80-min Ha as Lum,  R/Sii 80min,G/Ha60min, B/O3 60min: total image time, 4:20. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined (Hubble Pallette) , DDP in MaxIM DL, post-processed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011Max Corneau
North American Nebula: Rockwall, TX 17-25 June 2011 SkyWatcher Pro ED-80 on Sirius mount through QSI-583WSG at f/5 through AstroDon 5nm Sii, Ha, Oiii filters guided by DSI.  80-min Ha as Lum,  R/Sii 80min,G/Ha60min, B/O3 80min: total image time, 4:40. Acquired, calibrated, aligned, combined (Hubble Pallette) , DDP in MaxIM DL, post-processed in Photoshop CS2 (c)2011Max Corneau