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03-JUL-2017 Press F11 for a Full Screen view

NGC 6369 - Up Close

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The inner ring of NGC 6369 spans just 36 arc sec of sky, (about the size of Jupiter) making it
a challenging object to image. About a light year across and over 2000 light years away,
NGC6369 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/


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