NGC7203 - Iris Neula in Cepheus

Iris Nebula
   
Telescope: Orion 120ED
Camera: Canon 400D (Hap Griffin modified)
Mount: Losmandy G-11 w/Gemini
Guiding: 300mm Takumar lens attached to Orion SSAG.
Exposures:

33 @ 5 min. each

Processing:

Images were acquired, reduced, aligned, and combined with ImagesPlus. The combined image was adjusted (Levels, Curves, Shadows/Highlights) in Photoshop CS2. Noise was reduced by applying a Gaussian blur through layer mask.

Location:

My backyard observatory in southeastern Minnesota on 11/3/08.
Temp: 60 deg. F. Humidity:80 %.

Note: This image does not have vignetting. The brownish area around the reflection nebula is a dust cloud that surrounds it.
   
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