Butterfly Nebula - IC 1318

[Parallax]

It was quite misty last night over here near the east coast, so I decided on this target as it was near the zenith. There's a slight problem with star shapes near the edges but, as I know why, I can live with it.

15 x 5 min subs, C80ED at ~ f/4.5, 12nm Ha filter, Atik 314L+

Guided with ST80, Atik 16 ic-s

NEQ6 Pro, EQmod

Capture and guiding with Maxim, processed in PS CS

Steve

[Martin-Devon]

superb image....