Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Reticulum (Ret)  ·  Contains:  The star γCir
Flame Nebula, 



    
        

            Gary Gause
Flame Nebula
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Flame Nebula

Flame Nebula, 



    
        

            Gary Gause
Flame Nebula
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Flame Nebula

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT12RCT
Imaging Cameras
SBIG ST-8300C
Mounts
Losmandy G11
Software
Pixinsight
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT12RCT
Guiding Cameras
SBIG STI-M

Acquisition details

Dates:
Oct. 27, 2017
Frames:
5×1200(1h 40′)
Integration:
1h 40′
Avg. Moon age:
7.00 days
Avg. Moon phase:
45.94%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 1793693

RA center: 04h31m33s.6

DEC center: -60°5110

Pixel scale: 3.297 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 209.940 degrees

Field radius: 1.854 degrees

Resolution: 1824x1410

File size: 3.8 MB

Locations: StarMaker Observatory, Camano Island, WA, United States

Description

Revisiting the flame nebula with my current setup. Always a favorite. The bright spikes to the right are the first star in orion's belt. Makes me wonder how much more I could get with a bigger ccd chip.

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Flame Nebula, 



    
        

            Gary Gause