NGC 896 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia.  This nebula was first discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1787.

ABOUT THE IMAGE

DATE/TIME:  Evenings of October 1st and 3rd, 2010.

CAMERA:  Canon XSI, 450D modified

TELESCOPE:  Orion 100ED @ F/9

ISO SETTING:  1600

EXPOSURES:  61

EXPOSURE LENGTH:  33x400sec. and 28x600sec.

TOTAL EXPOSURE LENGTH:  8hrs, 24min. 4.sec.

SUBTRACTIONS: 40 dark frames and 10 bias frames.

CAPTURE: MaximDL

STACKING/PRE-PROCESSING: Deep Sky Stacker

PROCESSING: Photoshop CS3