NGC7662

Blue Snowball Nebula

NGC7662

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Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

4,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 17, 2004

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

R 7x15, G 7x15, B 11x15 (bin 3x3)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, SBIG LRGB

Software

CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs