Rosette NGC 2237

Rosette Nebula NGC 2237 (close up view)
Telescope:	AP-130 F/6 at F/8 using Nikon 1.4x TC-14 and AP Field Flattener.
Telescope:	AP 600 GoTo Mount with ST-4
Film & Exposure:	Composite Image taken on Kodak E200 film: - One 5 min and 15 min shot at F/6 to preserve star colors - One 50 min and 60 min shot at F/6 for wide field nebula - One 90 min and 30 min shot at F/8 for center detail A Tokai Light Pollution Filter was used on all shots.
Location:	My Driveway (Huntertown, IN), Moderate Light Pollution
Date:	Dec 10, 1999
Processing:	Scanned with SprintScan 35+
	Levels and color adjusted in Photoshop
	Stacked using Multipoint Feature of Picture Window; 25 points used Light Masking used to combine short exposure shots (Technique)
	Enhancement of low level light area by Curves
	Grain reduction by light masking and gaussian blur (Technique)