My new Astrodon 3nm OIII and SII filters arrived yesterday. Installing that precious hardware just about had me holding my breath.
In my alternate universe, the skies are always clear after I get new Astro gear. Sure enough, the skies cooperated. I had a hard time deciding on a target but ended up going after IC 5070, the Pelican Nebula because I knew it was fairly bright, at least in Ha. As it turns out, it is a LOT less bright in OIII and SII. In particular, there isn't a whole lot of Oxygen.
Here is the resultant image:
In my alternate universe, the skies are always clear after I get new Astro gear. Sure enough, the skies cooperated. I had a hard time deciding on a target but ended up going after IC 5070, the Pelican Nebula because I knew it was fairly bright, at least in Ha. As it turns out, it is a LOT less bright in OIII and SII. In particular, there isn't a whole lot of Oxygen.
Here is the resultant image: