The Network Nebula, NGC 6992
Emission Line Image with Hubble Space Telescope
Wavelength Assignment
Sulfur II/ Hydrogen Alpha / Oxygen III


 

Imaged from my  backyard observatory in Knoxville, TN
Bright moon, with high humidity

July 23, 2005

FSQ 106 @f/5
 ST 10XME CCD /Astronomik SII :Ha:OIII filters
60:60:60 minutes
Full resolution cropped image

HST palette

Red = [SII]       672.4nm
Green = Ha      656.3nm
Blue = [OIII]    500.7nm

Ha:OIII:SII version

SII:OIII:Ha version
 


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