North America and Pelican Nebula (HaRGB)

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Instrument	:	Minolta 2.8/135 mm lens, stopped down to f/4
Camera	:	Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Mount	:	Losmandy G-11
Filter	:	Astronomik Ha (13 nm FWHM) and RGB; B frame with IDAS LPS filter to suppress UV light
Guiding	:	ST-4 autoguider
Date	:	04/05 Aug. 2003
Exposure time	:	Ha: 3x30 min, RGB: 2x7 min each (2x2 bin)
Site	:	near Baruth, Brandenburg, Germany
Processing	:	Bias, dark frame and flat field correction: IRAF; color composite: Gimp R channel replaces by 80-20% blend of Ha and R, as described in an article by Rob Gendler