IC1805/Sh2-190 - The Heart Nebula (HaRGB)

17:25 8/11/2006 UTC

Transparency was lousy and bright moon was up while imaging this HaRGB composite. If the conditions would have been better this might have been pretty good shot. I got good two hours worth of exposures for Ha and just after finishing focusing for RGB, laptop battery went dead... I took unguided 17 minutes of RGB before I had to finish. Because of full moon, blue channel was very noisy and I didn't get good star colors. I have a lot to learn making HaRGB composites. OIII would be nice also. However, time to move onto next target...

Camera: Modified Canon EOS 350D | Telescope: Skywatcher ED80 Pro 80mm f7.5 refractor, William Optics 0.8x focal reducer | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: Astronomik H-alpha 13nm 2", Baader IR/UV block | Guiding: , Orion ShortTube 80mm f5 refractor, QCGuider, Teleskop-Service 1.5x Barlow, Phillips ToUCam Pro II webcam | Exposure: 12x600s (2h) ISO800 f6, 6 darks, 15 flats, bias (Ha) 17x60s (17m) ISO800 f6, 3 darks, 10 flats, bias (RGB) | Software: IRIS, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI)