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IC443 - The Jellyfish Nebula

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SV80ST Refractor @ f/4.5
Riccardi 0.75x Reducer 
Starlight Xpress Trius SX694 
Atik EFW2 Filter Wheel 
Astrodon RGB/Ha Filters 
Losmandy G11 Gemini 2

2 Panel Mosaic Image
Each panel consists of:  RGB=5x15min each, Ha=9x20min
Total exposure = 13.5 hrs

The data in this image is quite poor.  The blue and green data were taken on nights with very poor seeing, even through thin clouds, resulting in halos around the bright stars.  The exposure time is inadequate as is evident by the mottled background and noise in the image.  This is the last image for the widefield season and I needed to mount the SV152 refractor for galaxy season, so this image was cut short.