Iris nebula

Four astrophotographers, 6 telescopes, 5 cameras and 129 hours of data. This is a collaboration image. We pooled our data and processed in PixInsight... the Iris Nebula in Cepheus.

Telescopes:

• Starfield Optics 8" Astrograph

• Skywatcher Esprit 100mm Refractor

• Explore Scientific 127mm CF Refractor

• OGS/RCOS R-C 10"

• Meade RCX 10"

• Skywatcher Esprit 150mm Refractor

Cameras:

• QHY268M

• QHY268C

• Atik 11000

• QSI683

• QHY16200A

Filters:

• Optolong L-R-G-B

• Astrodon E series L-R-G-B

• Astrodon True Balance L-R-G-B

Total integration time:

• 129 hours

Data acquired from:

• Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• New Mexico, USA

• Sanborn, NY, USA

Processed in PixInsight

Copyright: Shawn Nielsen / Warren A. Keller / Ron Brecher / Peter Proulx