| Title: | The Running Man Nebula - NGC 1977 |
| Image Credits: | Paul Mortfield and Stefano Cancelli |
| Date: | Jan. 2009 |
| Location: | Sierra Remote Observatories |
| Telescope: | RCOS 16" f/8.9 |
| Mount: | Paramount ME |
| Camera: | Apogee U16M |
| Exposure: | LRGB - Astrodon Filters 10.5 hours total |
| Software: | CCAP, MaxIm DL, Photoshop CS3 |
| Notes: | This is a collaboration between Paul Mortfield and Stefano Cancelli. The goal in processing this target was to reveal the intricate inner structures accentuate some of the more subtle colour shades not often seen, but nonetheless are there. |