Sh2-132
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Sh2-132 Emission Nebula in Cepheus
Date September 9 - October 4, 2009
Exposure SIIHαOIII 135:240:180  (Hubble palette, cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Baader narrow band filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on Losmandy G11 with Gemini
Guiding External guide head with Mini Borg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Too little exposure time in SII; passing clouds ruined some subexposures

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Sh2-132 Emission Nebula in Cepheus
Date August 16, 2006
Exposure HαRGB 120:20:20:20 (Hα+R 50/50 for luminance and red)
Camera ST2000XM w/ SBIG filters and Schuler Hα
Telescope Takahashi Sky90 @ f/4.5 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini
Guiding Self-guided
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, FITS Liberator, AstroActions
Comments Good transparency and steady seeing

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