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 This
            very faint emission/reflection nebula complex in Perseus rides
            high on January evenings, making an excellent target for long
            exposure H-Alpha imaging to record its faint outer extensions.
            It is indeed also a very different type of object to color balance
            as well. Because it is a combination of yellow dust, and red
            nebulosity, the main nebula is not completely red. More of an
            orange color with the blend. The blue parts of the nebula, which
            represent the reflection nebulosity, is suppressed in this image
            because of the red filtration. 

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST8i NABG with Enhanced Cooling
Guider: SBIG ST4
Exposure:  RRGB = 120:20:20:40 (RGB Binned 2x2)
RGB Combine Ratio:  1: .8: 1.2
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 10.0 arcsec (Maxim DL - 10min subframe), Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  -2 C
CCD Temperature:  -20 C
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, RG Sigma, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro, RW Debloomer.

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