IC417

IC417 Nebula

IC417

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Object Info

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Auriga

Distance

2,200 ly

Capture Details

Date

December 18, 2009

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15 (1x1), R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5 (bin 2x2)

Notes

Taken with a borrowed camera.

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW9, Astrodon 6nm Ha, LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop