IC 1340 (Western region); Veil Nebula

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Object(s):	western portion of IC 1340; part of Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant
Telescope:	Meade 12" LX200GPS f/3.7
Camera:	Meade DSI Pro II w/ proprietary cooler
Mount:	Meade Superwedge, permanent pier
Filters:	Orion H-α, S-II, and O-III 7nm narrowband
Focus:	GoldFocus Mask and Analysis Software v2.1
Autoguide:	GoldGuide v2.0 w/ Orion 102mm Mak-Cass f/12.0, Orion StarShoot DSI II
Exposure:	H-α, S-II, O-III: 70 x 3 min. each; total 10.5 hours
Color map:	O-III, S-II, H-α mapped to CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow)
Process:	proprietary software, AIP4Win v2.3, Photoshop CS4
FOV:	17' x 14' (approx.)
Date(s):	16-18 Jul 2010
Credit:	Copyright © 2010 Jeff Winter, click for Inquiries