Camera Comparison Before/After Modification: NGC6960
| Object | The Witch's Broom Nebula (NGC6960), in Cygnus |
| Telescope (Photo) | Televue 85mm refractor @ f/5.6 on Losmandy G11 Mount |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Celestron 8" SCT OTA @ f/10 on Losmandy G11 Mount |
| Camera (Photo) | Canon 50D DSLR, before (top)and after (bottom) image sensor filter modification |
| Camera (Guiding) | Meade DSI III w/PHD Guiding |
| Exposure Detail | Before: Uncropped,
excluded-average combination of 17 images After: Uncropped, excluded-average combination of 18 images Both: sub-images exposed at 300 seconds each, ISO3200; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, and flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 3.80; final image processing using Photoshop CS3 |
| Location | Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) |
| Date |
Before: 08/15/09 After: 09/11/09 |
| Comments | These images in this sequence were taken through the same optics and mechanics prior to and after modification of the camera. The modification consisted of removing the factory filter in front of the image sensor and replacing it with a custom filter for improved red sensitivity. Both images were processed identically (the "after" image required color-balancing first) and are uncropped. |
