van den Bergh 142 (VdB 142) Dark Nebula in [SII], Ha and [OIII] Light

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RGB=[SII], Ha, [OIII]

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Greyscale= [SII]+ Ha + [OIII]

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Hydrogen Alpha only

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[Sulfur II] only

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[Oxygen III] only

See a survey shot of IC1396 taken last fall by clicking here:

Update: June 4, 2004

To see a morphing animation of this image with the Spitzer IR image, click here (caution, 7MB file!). To learn more about the Spitzer image, click here

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Taken on May 30, 2004 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca. 

AP180EDT f/9 imaging scope used at F=1620 (f/9)

AP80/900mm guide scope

AP1200GTO mount

FLI IMG1024S  imaging camera @-35C

FLI CFW1 Filter wheel

FLI DF2 Digital Focuser

ST7E guide camera @ -15C

Custom Scientific [SII] filter 673.4nm/ 3nm FWHM

Custom Scientific [OIII] filter 500.7nm/3nm FWHM

Custom Scientific Ha filter 656.3nm/3nm FWHM

Five exposures of 600 seconds for [SII] and [OIII]

Four exposures of 600 seconds for Ha

Total exposure time 2 hours 20 minutes

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