Crescent in HRGB with a Borg for wider field

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Same technique as the previous one but with a small Borg APO...and the wrong (and cheap FR). still, got some decent detail here and there...

tech:

SESSION PLACE & TIME:
-Local: Sintra, Portugal
-Date: 23.08.2014

IMAGING:

CAMERA 1 - Monochromatic Canon 450d:
Luis Campos MonoMod - modified with monochromatic & TEC Peltier cooled @ minus 15ºC from ambient

Lights - Astronomik H-ALPHA 12nm - 10X600s@+6ºC
Flats - x 20 @ 1/5Tv
Darks - x 10 (not necessary, but still did them)
Bias - x 50 (not necessary, but still did them)

CAMERA 2 - Luis Campos MonoMod RGB Canon 450d:

- modified RGB with Baader MFA/IR & TEC Peltier cooled @ minus 15ºC from ambient temperature

Lights - Baader MFA + IDAS LPS P2 - 20x150s @ +2ºC
Flats - x 20 @ 1/200Tv
Darks - x 10 @ ISO1600 (not necessary, but still did them)
Bias - x 50 @ ISO1600 (not necessary, but still did them)

SETUP:

Telescope:Telescope: Borg 77ED II@ F4
Field Flattener: Altair Astro x0.6
Mount on pillar: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro
Autoguiding: Orion SS AG kit - 9x50 short finder + SS AG CCD
Flats: Gerd Newmann Aurora Flat Panel

SOFTWARE ON LAPTOP:

CAPTURE: Backyard EOS
AUTOGUIDING: PHD GUIDING

PRE PRODUCTION - PIXINSIGHT
PRODUCTION - PIXINSIGHT
POST PRODUCTION (very little) - PHOTOSHOP CS6