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Image of the day 05/30/2018

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    Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen, 



    
        

            Nikita Misiura
    Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen
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    Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen

    Image of the day 05/30/2018

    Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
      Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen, 



    
        

            Nikita Misiura
      Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen
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      Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen

      Acquisition details

      Dates:
      April 15, 2018 ·  April 19, 2018 ·  April 24, 2018 ·  April 26, 2018 ·  April 27, 2018 ·  May 10, 2018 ·  May 11, 2018 ·  May 12, 2018 ·  May 14, 2018 ·  May 15, 2018 ·  May 16, 2018 ·  May 17, 2018 ·  May 18, 2018 ·  May 19, 2018
      Frames:
      Astrodon 5nm H-Alpha filter: 15×1200(5h) -20°C bin 1×1
      Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-series gen 2: 6×600(1h) bin 1×1
      Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-series gen 2: 10×600(1h 40′) -20°C bin 1×1
      Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-series gen 2: 16×600(2h 40′) -20°C bin 1×1
      Astrodon Luminance Tru-Balance E-series gen 2: 32×600(5h 20′) -20°C bin 1×1
      Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-series gen 2: 18×600(3h) -20°C bin 1×1
      Integration:
      18h 40′
      Avg. Moon age:
      12.92 days
      Avg. Moon phase:
      25.77%

      Basic astrometry details

      Astrometry.net job: 2069340

      RA center: 18h03m03s.8

      DEC center: -22°5146

      Pixel scale: 2.097 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: 0.037 degrees

      Field radius: 1.198 degrees

      Resolution: 1824x1373

      File size: 2.6 MB

      Locations: Deep Sky West Remote Observatory, Rowe, New Mexico, United States

      Data source: Amateur hosting facility

      Description

      Very bright but not that easy to process object.

      Was surprized to see quite a lot of hydrogen around it. Rev D shows Ha channel only. You can see that there is a lot of hydrogen and it even has some structure.

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      D

      Description: H alpha only

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      Trifid nebula surrounded by hydrogen, 



    
        

            Nikita Misiura