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OGS 32" RC/SBIG STL-11000M CCD FITS files (Ready for Processing)
Listed below are links to FITS files for several of the data sets I have taken with the Optical Guidance Systems 32" Ritchey-Chretien Telescope and SBIG STL-11000m CCD camera.

These files will only be of interest to astronomical imagers who have the proper software to complete the processing of the images.

The files have been calibrated (dark subtracted, flat fielded, stacked, and aligned). They are ready for RGB combine and/or LRGB or HaLRGB combine in the program of your choice. The R/G/B filters used for all data were the SBIG set. I've experimented with various RGB color combine ratios, and my current starting ratios for the SBIG filters are R:G:B = 1.3 : 1.0 : 1.6. The H-Alpha images were taken with the Astrodon 6nm filter.

Feel free to download these files and try your hand at processing images taken with a large scope under dark skies.

Should you decide to publish any resulting processed image (on a web site or in print), the only thing I ask is that the credit line include the phrase "Image Acquisition by Jim Misti".

You should be able to download each file by right-clicking on the file name and selecting the download activity in your browser, and then specifying a location on your computer to save the file. Each file is just over 20meg in size.

Six Original Image File Sets - Released in 2005
See m8 image comparison page of processed versions.
See Image Processing Example for this data.

m8_050507_5i75m_H.FIT (H-Alpha, 75 min, 15-min subs)
m8_050507_26i26m_L.FIT (Luminance, 26 min, 1-min subs)
m8_050507_9i9m_R.FIT (Red, 9 min, 1-min subs)
m8_050507_9i9m_G.FIT (Green, 9 min, 1-min subs)
m8_050507_9i9m_B.FIT (Blue, 9 min, 1-min subs)
(Jim's color combine ratio was R : G : B = 1.5 : 1.0 : 1.6)
M8
Lagoon Nebula
See Melotte 15 image comparison page of processed versions.

mel15_051025_9i135m_H.FIT (H-Alpha, 135 min, 15-min subs)
mel15_041110_14i70m_L.FIT (Luminance, 70 min, 5-min subs)
mel15_041110_5i25m3_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
mel15_041110_5i25m3_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
mel15_041110_5i25m3_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
(Jim's color combine ratio was R : G : B = 1.6 : 1.0 : 1.8)
(The luminance file had a 3-iteration LR-Deconvolution in CCDSharp. The RGB files were taken with 3x3 binning, then resized to match the Luminance/Ha.)
Mel-15
Melotte 15 Cluster
See m63 image comparison page of processed versions.
See Image Processing Example for this data.

m63_050306_12i60m_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
m63_050306_4i20m_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m63_050306_4i20m_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m63_050306_4i20m_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
(Jim's color combine ratio was R : G : B = 1.0 : 1.2 : 1.2)
m63
Sunflower Galaxy
See m101 image comparison page of processed versions.

m101_050511_12i60m_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
m101_050511_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m101_050511_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m101_050511_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
(Jim's color combine ratio was R : G : B = 1.3 : 1.0 : 1.6)
M101
 
See m11 image comparison page of processed versions.

m11_050830_11i8x3mc11m_L.FIT (Luminance, 11 min, 1-min subs)
m11_050830_6i6m_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m11_050830_6i6m_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m11_050830_6i6m_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
(Jim's color combine ratio was R : G : B = 1.3 : 1.0 : 1.6)
M11
Wild Duck Cluster
See m13 image comparison page of processed versions.
See Image Processing Example for this data.

m13_050414_14i14m_L.FIT (Luminance, 14 min, 1-min subs)
m13_050414_7i7m_R.FIT (Red, 7 min, 1-min subs)
m13_050414_7i7m_G.FIT (Green, 7 min, 1-min subs)
m13_050414_7i7m_B.FIT (Blue, 7 min, 1-min subs)
(Jim's color combine ratio was R : G : B = 1.5 : 1.0 : 1.8)
M13
Hercules Cluster
Star Cluster Image File Sets - Released in 2016
m2_050907_12i12m_L.FIT (Luminance, 12 min, 1-min subs)
m2_050907_6i6m_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m2_050907_6i6m_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m2_050907_6i6m_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m2
(Globular Cluster)
m3_050503_9i9mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 9 min, 1-min subs)
m3_050503_6i6mF_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m3_050503_6i6mF_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m3_050503_6i6mF_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m3
(Globular Cluster)
m5_050508_16i16mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 16 min, 1-min subs)
m5_050508_5i5mF_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m5_050508_5i5mF_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m5_050508_5i5mF_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m5
(Globular Cluster)
m9_050603_14i14m_L.FIT (Luminance, 14 min, 1-min subs)
m9_050603_6i6m_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m9_050603_6i6m_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m9_050603_6i6m_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m9
(Globular Cluster)
m10_050530_40i40mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 40 min, 1-min subs)
m10_050530_14i14mF_R.FIT (Red, 14 min, 1-min subs)
m10_050530_14i14mF_G.FIT (Green, 14 min, 1-min subs)
m10_050530_14i14mF_B.FIT (Blue, 14 min, 1-min subs)
m10
(Globular Cluster)
m12_050512_16i16mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 16 min, 1-min subs)
m12_050512_6i6mF_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m12_050512_6i6mF_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m12_050512_6i6mF_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m12
(Globular Cluster)
m15_050710_15i15m_L.FIT (Luminance, 15 min, 1-min subs)
m15_050710_6i6m_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m15_050710_6i6m_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m15_050710_6i6m_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
M15
(Globular Cluster)
m22_050831_18i18m_L.FIT (Luminance, 18 min, 1-min subs)
m22_050831_6i6m_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m22_050831_6i6m_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m22_050831_6i6m_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
M22
(Globular Cluster)
m92_050503_17i17mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 17 min, 1-min subs)
m92_050503_6i6mF_R.FIT (Red, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m92_050503_6i6mF_G.FIT (Green, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m92_050503_6i6mF_B.FIT (Blue, 6 min, 1-min subs)
m92
(Globular Cluster)  
Galaxy Image File Sets - Released in 2016
m33_041012_11i55m_L.FIT (Luminance, 55 min, 5-min subs)
m33_041012_3i15m3_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m33_041012_3i15m3_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m33_041012_3i15m3_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
M33
Pinwheel Galaxy
 
m51_050414_15i75mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 75 min, 5-min subs)
m51_050414_5i25mF_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
m51_050414_5i25mF_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
m51_050414_5i25mF_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
M51
Whirlpool Galaxy
m64_050604_9i45m_L.FIT (Luminance, 45 min, 5-min subs)
m64_050604_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m64_050604_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m64_050604_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
M64
Black Eye Galaxy
m74_041109_33i165mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 165 min, 5-min subs)
m74_041109_7ila35m_R.FIT (Red, 35 min, 5-min subs)
m74_041109_7ila35m_G.FIT (Green, 35 min, 5-min subs)
m74_041109_7ila35m_B.FIT (Blue, 35 min, 5-min subs)
M74
 
m81_050201_9i45mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 45 min, 5-min subs)
m81_050201_4i20mF_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m81_050201_4i20mF_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m81_050201_4i20mF_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
M81
 
m82_050208_9i45mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 45 min, 5-min subs)
m82_050208_2i10mF_R.FIT (Red, 10 min, 5-min subs)
m82_050208_2i10mF_G.FIT (Green, 10 min, 5-min subs)
m82_050208_2i10mF_B.FIT (Blue, 10 min, 5-min subs)
m82_050307_6i180mF_H.FIT (Hydrogen Alpha, 180 min, 30-min subs)
M82
 
m87_050208_10i50mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 50 min, 5-min subs)
m87_050208_4i20mF_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m87_050208_4i20mF_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m87_050208_4i20mF_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
M87
 
m94_050312_10i50mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 50 min, 5-min subs)
m94_050312_5i25mF_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
m94_050312_5i25mF_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
m94_050312_5i25mF_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
M94
 
m104_050406_12i60mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
m104_050406_4i20mF_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m104_050406_4i20mF_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m104_050406_4i20mF_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
M104
Sombrero Galaxy
ngc891_041117_19i95mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 95 min, 5-min subs)
ngc891_041117_6i30mF_R.FIT (Red, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc891_041117_6i30mF_G.FIT (Green, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc891_041117_6i30mF_B.FIT (Blue, 30 min, 5-min subs)
NGC891
 
ngc2403_050205_15i75mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 75 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2403_050205_5i25mF_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2403_050205_5i25mF_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2403_050205_5i25mF_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
NGC2403
 
ngc2841_041214_13i65mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 65 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2841_041214_5i25mF_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2841_041214_5i25mF_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2841_041214_5i25mF_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
NGC2841
 
ngc3628_050205_12i60mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
ngc3628_050205_6i30mF_R.FIT (Red, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc3628_050205_6i30mF_G.FIT (Green, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc3628_050205_6i30mF_B.FIT (Blue, 30 min, 5-min subs)
NGC3628
 
ngc3718_050531_050601_17i85m_L.FIT (Luminance, 85 min, 5-min subs)
ngc3718_050531_050601_6i30m_R.FIT (Red, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc3718_050531_050601_6i30m_G.FIT (Green, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc3718_050531_050601_6i30m_B.FIT (Blue, 30 min, 5-min subs)
NGC3718
 
ngc4038_050306_9i45mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 45 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4038_050306_3i15mF_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4038_050306_3i15mF_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4038_050306_3i15mF_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4038

ngc4438_050508_12i60mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4438_050508_4i20mF_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4438_050508_4i20mF_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4438_050508_4i20mF_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
NGC4438
 
ngc4565_050411_12i60mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4565_050411_4i20mF_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4565_050411_4i20mF_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4565_050411_4i20mF_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
NGC4565
 
ngc4631_060302_22i110m_L.FIT (Luminance, 110 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4631_050307_6i30mF_R.FIT (Red, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4631_050307_6i30mF_G.FIT (Green, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4631_050307_6i30mF_B.FIT (Blue, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4631
 
ngc4725_050311_15i75mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 75 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4725_050311_6i30mF_R.FIT (Red, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4725_050311_6i30mF_G.FIT (Green, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4725_050311_6i30mF_B.FIT (Blue, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc4725
 
ngc5907_050413_12i60mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5907_050413_4i20mF_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5907_050413_4i20mF_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5907_050413_4i20mF_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5907
 
ngc5982_050601_10i50mF_L.FIT (Luminance, 50 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5982_050601_3i15mF_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5982_050601_3i15mF_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5982_050601_3i15mF_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc5981/82/85
 
Nebula Image File Sets - Released in 2009
m1_041117_9i45m_L.FIT (Luminance, 45 min, 5-min subs)
m1_041117_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m1_041117_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m1_041117_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
M1
Crab Nebula
m27_050711_6i30m_L.FIT (Luminance, 30 min, 5-min subs)
m27_050711_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m27_050711_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m27_050711_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
M27
Dumbbell Nebula
ic434_041109_14i70m_L.FIT (Luminance, 70 min, 5-min subs)
ic434_041109_5i25m_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ic434_041109_5i25m_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ic434_041109_5i25m_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ic434
Horsehead Nebula
ic1396_041006_12i60m_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
ic1396_041006_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ic1396_041006_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ic1396_041006_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ic1396
Elephant Trunk Nebula
ngc2359_041212_10i50m_L.FIT (Luminance, 50 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2359_041212_5i25m_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2359_041212_5i25m_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2359_041212_5i25m_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2359
Thor's Helmet
ngc7023_041014_17i85m_L.FIT (Luminance, 85 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7023_041014_5i25m_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7023_041014_5i25m_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7023_041014_5i25m_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7023
Iris Nebula
ngc7129_Combine_20i100m_L.FIT (Luminance, 100 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7129_051026_4i20m_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7129_051026_4i20m_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7129_051026_4i20m_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7129
 
ngc7293_050906_8i40m_L.FIT (Luminance, 40 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7293_050906_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7293_050906_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7293_050906_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7293
Helix Nebula
ngc7635_051031_10i150m_H.FIT (H-Alpha, 150 min, 15-min subs)
ngc7635_041008_15i75m_L.FIT (Luminance, 75 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635_041008_4i20m_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635_041008_4i20m_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635_041008_4i20m_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635
Bubble Nebula

Tak FSQ106N/SBIG STL-11000M FITS files - Released in 2009
Listed below are links to FITS files for several of the data sets I have taken with Steve Mazlin's Takahashi FSQ106N f/5 refractor and SBIG STL-11000m CCD camera.
M8 Region (Sagittarius Trio)

m8_060527_11i55m_L.FIT (Luminance, 55 min, 5-min subs)
m8_060527_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m8_060527_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m8_060527_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Jim Misti

Processed by Steve Mazlin (APOD)

Processed by Darrell Crofford

Processed by Warren Keller
M24 (Sagittarius Star Clouds

m24_060530_13i65m_L.FIT (Luminance, 65 min, 5-min subs)
m24_060530_3i15m_R.FIT (Red, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m24_060530_3i15m_G.FIT (Green, 15 min, 5-min subs)
m24_060530_3i15m_B.FIT (Blue, 15 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Jim Misti

Processed by Rob Gendler

Processed by Tom Slooh
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)

m31_061022_12i60m_L.FIT (Luminance, 60 min, 5-min subs)
m31_061022_4i20m_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m31_061022_4i20m_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
m31_061022_4i20m_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Tom Harrison

Processed by Andrea Tamanti

Processed by Fernando Bosch

Processed by David Pastern

Processed by Tom Slooh

Processed by C Sonnenstein
ngc1499 (California Nebula)

ngc1499_061028_2i30m_H.FIT (H-Alpha, 30 min, 15-min subs)
ngc1499_061028_18i90m_L.FIT (Luminance, 90 min, 5-min subs)
ngc1499_061028_6i30m_R.FIT (Red, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc1499_061028_6i30m_G.FIT (Green, 30 min, 5-min subs)
ngc1499_061028_6i30m_B.FIT (Blue, 30 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Simon Walton
ngc2264 (Cone Nebula/FoxFur Region)

ngc2264_061028_16i80m_L.FIT (Luminance, 80 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2264_061028_5i25m_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2264_061028_5i25m_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
ngc2264_061028_5i25m_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Andrea Tamanti

Processed by Inaki Lizaso

Processed by Ivette Rodríguez & Oriol Lehmkuhl
ngc7000 (North America Nebula)

ngc7000_060612_14i210m_H.FIT (H-A, 210 min, 15-min subs)
ngc7000_060621_19i95m_L.FIT (Luminance, 95 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7000_060621_4i20m_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7000_060621_4i20m_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7000_060621_4i20m_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Paolo Lazzarini
ngc7635 (Bubble Nebula Region)

ngc7635_060615_10i150m_H.FIT (H-A, 150 min, 15-min subs)
ngc7635_061022_16i80m_L.FIT (Luminance, 80 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635_061022_4i20m_R.FIT (Red, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635_061022_4i20m_G.FIT (Green, 20 min, 5-min subs)
ngc7635_061022_4i20m_B.FIT (Blue, 20 min, 5-min subs)
Processed Examples Below:

Processed by Tom Harrison

Processed by Noel Carboni
ngc7960/7979/7992 (Veil Nebula Region)

Veil_060614_10i150m_H.FIT (H-A, 150 min, 15-min subs)
Veil_060622_21i105m_L.FIT (Luminance, 105 min, 5-min subs)
Veil_060622_5i25m_R.FIT (Red, 25 min, 5-min subs)
Veil_060622_5i25m_G.FIT (Green, 25 min, 5-min subs)
Veil_060622_5i25m_B.FIT (Blue, 25 min, 5-min subs)
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