Sh2-136 nebula in Cepheus
 
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Telescope: Takahashi BRC-250, 1260 mm, F/5 - Takahashi FSQ-106, 530 mm, F/5
CCD Camera: Finger Lakes ProLine 16803 / SBIG STL-6303
Mount: German equatorial mount Astro-Physics 1200 GTO
Integration: LRGB 360:120:120:120. Luminance taken with BRC-250, RGB taken with FSQ-106
Date / Location / Sky: 2,3 August 2008 Sicily, Nebrodi Mounts, 1500 m. s.l.
FWHM: 4.6" (exp. 30 m.) Sky luminosity: 21.3 mag. per squared arcsec
Software: MaxIm-DL, Registar, PhotoShop
Publications

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) 30 October 2008

Coelum December 2008 (detail)