North American (NGC7000) and Pelican (IC 5070) Nebulas in Cygnus

Photo:            NGC 7000 and IC 5070 Camera:        Pentax Spotmatic Film:              Kodak Supra 400 Focusing:      Stilleto Series IV focusor w/ronchi screen Exposures:    2 x 30 minutes Guiding:        ST-4 Scope:           Orion Astroview 120mm @ f/5 Filter:            IDAS Light Pollution Suppression Mount:          12" LX200 Date:             May 1st, 2003 02:19 & 02:53 PDT Site:               My driveway, El Cajon, Ca. Seeing:          8 Trans:           5 Scanning:      Minolta Diamage Scan Dual III, 16bit @1531 DPI Notes:           Guiding suffered do to improper balance to the East on the LX200. This is a combination of 2 photos taken to focus on each nebula, but because they are so close to one another, I was able to combine them. Registered and combined using median combine in Registar, color balance, levels, and curves adjusted in Photoshop 7.0. Noise reduction done with "Neat Image". Click here to see alternate image with the same specs. This photo has more emphesis on IC 5070.