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Location/ Date: |
Eggersdorf, GER / 26.+ 27.+ 28. January 2017 |
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Telescope/ Lens: |
10" f/4 ONTC Newton |
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Mount: |
Celestron CGE GPS |
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Camera: |
Atik 383L+ |
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Exposure time: |
12x 1800" Astronomik Ha 6nm 14x 1200" Astronomik [OIII] 6 nm 14x 1200" Astronomik [SII] 12 nm 8x 300" Astronomik RGB each |
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Total exposure: |
17,3 hours |
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Description: |
SH2-261, sometimes called the lower nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion. It lies in the far north-eastern part of Orion, about 6 degree west of Alhena (γ Geminorum). The distance of SH2-261 is about 3300 light-years. |
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Image recording: |
Frank Iwaszkiewicz |
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Image processing: |
Frank Iwaszkiewicz
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