Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2451  ·  Part of the constellation Puppis (Pup)  ·  Part of the constellation Pyxis (Pyx)  ·  Part of the constellation Vela (Vel)  ·  The star Naos (ζPup)  ·  The star Suhail (λVel)  ·  The star αPyx  ·  The star βPyx  ·  The star γ2Vel  ·  The star δVel  ·  The star κVel  ·  The star πPup  ·  The star σPup  ·  The star χCar

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    Gum Nebula and Vela Supernova Remnants, 



    
        

            Chan Yat Ping Carl
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    Gum Nebula and Vela Supernova Remnants

    Image of the day 02/20/2021

      Gum Nebula and Vela Supernova Remnants, 



    
        

            Chan Yat Ping Carl
      Gum Nebula and Vela Supernova Remnants
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      Gum Nebula and Vela Supernova Remnants

      Acquisition details

      Dates:
      Feb. 2, 2021
      Frames:
      Integration:
      0″
      Avg. Moon age:
      19.73 days
      Avg. Moon phase:
      74.62%

      Basic astrometry details

      Astrometry.net job: 4213543

      RA center: 08h11m17s.0

      DEC center: -45°0350

      Pixel scale: 5.774 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: 1.170 degrees

      Field radius: 17.857 degrees

      Resolution: 15797x15692

      File size: 44.4 MB

      Locations: Lavendale Farmstay and Cottages, Gilgering via York, WA, Australia

      Data source: Traveller

      Description

      This is 4 x 6 mosaic image composed of 24 panels. As the photographic trip was not long enough, 2 telescopes were mounted on Takahashi EM11-2M together for time efficiency.

      Date : 2-10/2/2019

      Locations: Lavendale Farmstay and Cottages, Gilgering via York, WA, Australia

      Telescope:Takahashi FSQ-106 (530mm -> 320mm, F3 Super reducer used )

      and FS60CB (355mm ->255mm, 0.72X reducer used)

      Equatorial mount:Takahashi EM11 Temma 2M

      Camera:SBIG STL11002M (for FSQ-106), Astro 6D (for FS60CB)

      Guiding:OAG with QHY5L-II

      Exposure:Mosaic of 4 X 6 Panels,

      For each panel:

      FSQ106 – Astrodon L: 600s x 3, Astrodon RGB: 600x2, Astrodon 3nm Ha: 1800x1

      FS60CB - color: 300s x 6, STC Astro Duo-Narrowband Filter: 600 x 9

      Processing:Photoshop 2020,PixInsight

      Photographer:Chan Yat Ping (Hog Kong, China)

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