Hello all,

I just finished gathering data for NGC7023 through the smokefilled
skies of california. Thank goodness there were a few clear nights in
the recent weeks. Our fires out here are still a real problem but
are not threatening us directly in the Sacramento area.

I had attemped this object a few years ago with a Mewlon 300. I was
very surprised at the amount of detail in the molecular cloud that
came through with the CDK12.5, that I had never seen in the Mewlon.

Here is the info on the data:
Location: Starlodge Observatory
Date: June, 08
Scope: CDK 12.5
Camera: SBIG STL 11000
LRGB: 310:120:120:120

http://www.pbase.com/kvwood/image/99887220 (Uncropped image)
http://www.pbase.com/kvwood/image/99887237 (Cropped)
http://www.pbase.com/kvwood/image/99887249 (Closeup)

Thanks for taking a look. Any observations or suggestions would be
welcome.

Best regards,
Kent

Wow! Beautiful shots!

Keep it up.

Gorgeous pics Kent. Excellent work.

That's beautiful. The dark clouds in the nebula have great texture -- I feel as if I could touch them.

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Thank you Alain, Veeger and Andy!

Beautiful shots Kent and Wonderful Website you have there.

Thanks for sharing .

A very Beautiful image it is, the colors and the stars are tops and the dark cloud structures gives it a 3d feel to it. Welldone and Clear Skies

Thanks Efrain and Whirlpool!

Kent