Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

IC2177

Emission Nebula IC2177
Date/Place2012-11-16 at Saint Barthèlemy (AO)
CoordinatesAR 07h 05m 52s DEC -11° 03'36"
InstrumentTakahashi FSQ85ED
CameraQSI583wsg
IntegrationRGB+H-alpha composition.
RGB:6x600 sec.
H-alpha: 4x1200 sec.
CommentThis is my first image thought in terms of project, meaning that from this image on, I started to think in terms of total integration time needed to complete an image rather then thinking to close a work with a single night session.