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Full Frame
The inner ring of NGC 6369 spans just 36 arc sec of sky, making it a challenging object to image.
About a light year across and over 2000 light years away, NGC 6369 is a tiny planetery nebula in
Ophiuchus more affectionately know as The Little Ghost Nebula. You can read about NGC 6369 here:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120114.html
Orion Optics UK AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVF-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
SIIHaOIIIRGB = 200 380 140 50 50 70 = 14.8hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
Using Astronomik 6nm Narrowband filters and RGB Deep Sky filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames were used.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar
Comments
Taken over 2 very cold nights (-8C), 30 June and 1 July 2017, some moon, average seeing.
Equipment setup:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/sxvrh694_gear
Some links to equipment used to take this image:
Orion Optics UK
http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/
StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment
http://www.sxccd.com/products
Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:
http://www.flicamera.com/
Astro Shop (Aus)
http://www.astroshop.com.au/
Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:
http://www.astro-electronic.de/
Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:
http://www.astronomik.com/en/home
http://www.gerdneumann.net/
MSB Software & Astroart 6
http://www.msb-astroart.com/
Catseye Collimation
http://www.catseyecollimation.com/
STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:
http://www.staratlaspro.com/
Copyright Michael Sidonio 2024
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Sakib | 03-Jul-2017 16:53 | |