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Subject: M27, Vulpecula

Author: Roland Christen, CEO of Astro-Physics

Scope: Astro-Physics Maksutov-Cassegrain 10" f/14.6

Exposure: LRGB composite, RGB=5 min., L=10 min.

CCD: SBIG ST-10E with color filter wheel, binning 2x2

Location: USA

Date: 2002

Subject: M16, Aquila

Authors: Philip Perkins, Trent Kjell, Roland Christen

Scope: 3 Astro-Physics scopes where used, a 180 mm f/7 EDF refractor, a Maksutov-Newton 235 mm f/4.3, and a Maksutov-Cassegrain 250 mm f/14.6 

Exposure: Composite of 9 images (3 RGB)

CCD: SBIG ST-8 and ST-10 with CFW-8 Color Filter Wheel, FLI MaxCam CM10-2E with Custom Scientific Ha Filter

Image processing: CCDSoft, Mira Pro, Maxim DL/CCD, Sigma Beta, Photoshop

Location: USA

Date: Aug 2002

Subject: B33 area, Horse Head, Orionis

Author Star Shadows Remote Observatory

Scope: RCOS 16" f/8 on Takahashi FSQ GEM

Exposure: RGB composite

CCD: SBIG STL-11000M

Location: New Mexico, USA

Date: 2005

Subject: M42, Orionis

Author Jason Ware

Scope: Meade RCX400 12" f/8 with DSI guiding controled by MaxImDL

Exposure: RGB composite, R=SIII=4h, G=Ha=2h, B=OIII=2h

CCD: Yankee Robotics Trifid-2 6303E

Image propcessing: MaxImDL, PhotoShop and Gralak Sigma

Location: Dallas, USA

Date: 2005

Subject: M42, Orionis

Author: Jon Christensen

Scope: Takahashi 210 mm f/3 astrograph

Exposure: LRGB composite (113, 18, 12 and 18 minutes), binning 2x2

CCD: SBIG STL11000 (11 Megapixels !)

Image propcessing: PhotoShop

Location: Arizona, USA

Date: 20 Nov 2004

Subject: M42, Orionis

Author: Bobby Middleton

Scope: 12.5" f/7 newtonian

Exposure: Composite of 12 images, 10x60 min + 2x3 min for the core

Film: Hypered Kodak PJ400

Image processing: Unsharping mask using Jesse Lodriguss's technique

Location: Dallas, USA

Date: Sept and Nov 2000

Subject: M42, Orionis

Author: Akira Fujii

Scope: 12" f/5 reflector

Film: Fujichrome R-100

Exposure: 50 minutes with cold camera

Image processing: Unsharp mak under Photoshop (by T.Lombry)

Location: Japan

Date: ~1980

Subject: NGC2237, Monoceros

Author: Ray Gralak

Scope: Astro-Physics 105 mm f/4.5 refractor on AP1200 mount

CCD: SBIG ST-8E

Exposure: LRGB + Ha composite

Location: California, USA

Date: 6 November 2000

Subject: NGC2237, Monoceros

Author: Mike Cook

Scope: Astro-Physics 130 EDFS f/6 refractor on AP 600E GTO mount

Accesssory: Field flattener, SBIG ST-4V guiding system

Exposure: Composite, 5+15min at f/6, 50+60min at f/6, 30+90min at f/8.

Film: Kodak E200 with Tokai LP Filter

Image processing: Adobe Photoshop and Picture Windows

Location: Huntertown, IN, USA

Date: 10 Dec 1999

Subject: B33, Orionis 

Author: Cregor

Scope: Meade SCT 16" LX200, NOAO

Exposure: RGB composite

CCD: SBIG with colored filters wheel

Image processing: Yes

Date: 3 Dec 1999

Subject: M1, Taurus 

Author: Solomon

Scope: Meade SCT 16" LX200, NOAO

Exposure: RGB composite

CCD: SBIG with colored filters wheel

Image processing: Yes

Subject: M8, Serpens

Author: David Hanon

Scope: Astro-Physics 7" f/9 refractor on Byers mount

Exposure: RGB composite

CCD: SBIG ST-8 with AO-7 adaptive optics

Image processing: Unsharp masking with Adobe PhotoShop

Location: USA

Subject: M20, Sagittarius

Author: Kunihiko Okano

Scope: 210mm f/5 newtonian

Exposure: LRGB composite, L:30min, R=G=B=10min

CCD: SBIG STS-7

Image processing: Yes

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Subject: M42 Trapezium, Orionis

AuthorGiovanni Dal Lago

Scope: Celestron SCT 14" f/7

Exposure: Composite of 50 images, L:16x8min, R and G:10x8 min., B:14x12min.

CCD: DTA HiResII 1600

Image processing: MaxIm DL and Adobe Photoshop

Location: Portugal

Subject: M57, Lyrae

AuthorMichel Peyro

Scope: 600mm f/3.5 newtonian

Exposure: LRGB composite

CCD: Hisis 22 + Schott colored filters

Image processing: Yes

Location: France 

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