Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)
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SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas, 



    
        

            Eric Walden
SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas
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SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas

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SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas, 



    
        

            Eric Walden
SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas
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SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 16, 2021
Frames:
Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen2 36mm: 5×240(20′) (gain: 120.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen2 36mm: 5×240(20′) (gain: 120.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Lum Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 10×120(20′) (gain: 120.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Gen2 36mm: 5×240(20′) (gain: 120.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Tru-Balance H-alpha 5 nm 36mm: 21×600(3h 30′) (gain: 120.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon Tru-Balance OIII 5 nm 36mm: 15×600(2h 30′) (gain: 120.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
7h 20′
Darks:
30
Flats:
30
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
3.36 days
Avg. Moon phase:
12.24%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
1.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 4169365

RA center: 05h39m33s.1

DEC center: +28°0419

Pixel scale: 3.158 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 269.230 degrees

Field radius: 2.560 degrees

Resolution: 4656x3522

File size: 8.4 MB

Data source: Traveller

Description

Taken under the Bortle 1 skies of southwest Texas at the Cibolo Creek Ranch. Flawless seeing and immaculate clarity for 4 nights let me collect an incredible quantity of amazing data!

I was able to double my exposure times for each channel from what I use here at home due to the complete lack of excess photons, and still didn't blow out any but the brightest stars!

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SH2-240 - Spaghetti Nebula - QHY163 - RedCat51 - LRGBHOO - Cibolo Creek Texas, 



    
        

            Eric Walden