Copyright © 2009 Larry Phillips
NGC 1579, Emission nebula in the constellation Perseus in the CFHT color palette
Distance: 2100 light years.
Size: N/A
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: Using the narrowband CFHT color palette 45 sub images @ 20 minutes each of 16 Ha, 17 OIII, 12 SII for a total exposure time of 15 hours.
Date: December 9 to 11, 2008
Software: Camera, mount, and guider control - CCD Commander & MaximDL, Calibration and stacking - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS4.