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Crab Nebula Narrowband

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Date Taken:
Don Goldman
Messier 1
Nebula
Sierra Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
10-22-2008
Description

I was particularly interested in the OIII-rich projection coming from the upper side of the nebula.  Below is an image taken with a slightly larger telescope, the 8.2 m Subaru telescope, showing this same feature. Thanks to Greg Morgan for pointing out this reference. Image credit - Toru Yamada/NAOJ

Astrodon 3 nm H-a, OIII and SII mapped to green, blue and red, respectively (Hubble palette).
CCD AutoPilot4 for data acquistion using MaximDL

Processed in CCDStack and Photoshop CS3
Image cropped to ~ 15 arcmin square (from 35 arcmin)

Technical Details
Exposure Time:
9.5 hrs Total: 3.5 hrs H-a, OIII, 2.5 hrs SII
Camera:
Apogee U16M
Telescope:
RC Optical 16" f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount:
Software Bisque Paramount ME
© 2010 Don Goldman
Used with permission, No reproduction of these images are permitted without written approval from Don Goldman.