IC4603 / IC4604

Rho Ophiuchi Nebula

IC4603 / IC4604

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Object Info

Type

Reflection Nebula

Constellation

Ophiuchus

Distance

460 ly

Capture Details

Date

May 11, 2010

Location

Joshua Tree, CA

Exposure

Lum 12x10 (bin 1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop