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 An absolutely
            stunning object photographically, this scientifically interesting
            region contains the star cluster NGC7129 off to the lower left
            of the image, the blue reflection nebula NGC7133, a stunning
            yellow reflection nebula LBN497 just below the bright blue core,
            and topping it off, the deep red small nebula in the field are
            Herbig Haro objects. 

            
This kicks off the new
            shooting season, the past two or three months of heavy monsoon
            rains and dense clouds have made it impossible to do any CCD
            imaging here in Arizona. Now the storms have cleared out, the
            spectacular falls skies beckon!

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST8i NABG with Enhanced Cooling
Guider: SBIG ST4
Exposure:  LRGB = 90:30:30:60 (RGB Binned 2x2)
RGB Combine Ratio:  1: .8: 1.2
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 5.0 arcsec (Maxim DL - 10min subframe), Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  16 C
CCD Temperature:  -20 C
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, RG Sigma, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro, RW Debloomer.
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