M27 21 June 2003

Subject	M27
Date	21st June 2003
Telescope or Lens	Vixen ED102SS
Mount	GP DX
Camera	SXV H9
Filters	TT RGB and NIR blocker
Total Exposures	L	10 min	R	10 min	G	10 min	B	10 min
Sub exposure	10 x 1 min		10 x 1 min		10 x 1 min		10 x 1 min
Binning	Luminance 1x1 RGB 2x2
Field of view and resolution	Approx 26 x 16 Arcminute. 2 Arcsec / Pixel

Comments

This is my first shot of the Dumbbell nebula with the SXV camera and tricolour filters. The colour has been balanced against a G2v star in AIP4W. This has resulted in a much better colour balance than the MX5C shots I have taken previously. Its nice to see the improvement all round when the two images are compared. The new image has much better depth and a more natural feel. The image was also the first to be guided using the new sxv guide camera.