Melotte 15 using bicolor narrowband technique


Melotte 15, a star cluster in the center of the Heart nebula.
Imaged from Ocala, Florida and processed using Ha and OII data to creast an image using narrowband bicolor technique, assigning Ha to red, OIII to blue.  Ha and OIII were then used to create a "false green" color.
Ha: 4 hours (binned 1x1) 
OIII: 2 hours and 20 minute (binned 1x1)
Imaging telescopes: Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chrétien (FL 1625mm).
Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8 
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini 2

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