Open Challenge October 2008  
Iris Nebula

Iris Nebula(Tom Diana)

Acquisition Date : 11/3/08
Camera : Canon 400D (Hap Griffin modified)
Camera Settings : Raw Capture
ISO 800
33 exposures @ 5 min.
Telescope : Orion 120ED
Mount : Losmandy G-11 w/Gemini
Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other : Prime focus
Processing Package / Processing Applied : Acquired, calibrated, aligned, and combined in ImagesPlus. Final image adjusted in Photoshop CS2 (levels, curves, shadows/highlight). Noise was removed by applying Gaussian blur through a layer mask.
Web Site : www.astronomyphotos.com
NOTES : I was hoping that this object would have been chosen for the target as I have been wanting to capture it. I decided to go for it anyway.

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