Lagoon Nebula & NGC6559 in Emission-Line
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M8 & NGC6559 (Sh2-29) |
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Object |
Type |
Diffuse Nebula |
Constellation |
Sagittarius |
Distance |
5,200 ly |
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Info |
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Image |
Date |
16 Jun 2012 (Spring) |
Place |
Palomar Mountain, CA |
Exposure
Data |
SII:Ha:OIII 90:120:90 mins @ -15C
SII 6x15, Ha 8x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB |
Notes |
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Equipment |
Optics |
Takahashi FS-60C Refractor |
Focal
Length |
285mm @f/4.7 |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Focuser |
Robo-Focus |
Filters |
CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII |
Software |
Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |
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