Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2280
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Description

NGC 2280's structure reminds of Saturn rings and its shape a bit of  the Millennium Falcon.

Size: 6.53' x 2.84'
Surface Brightness: 23.17 mag/arcsec^2
Stellarium contrast index: -30.02, this is incredibly low brightness if correct.

Drizzle x 2, central region crop of 50% of imagining sensor resolution (2328 x 1760)
Offset: 21
Humidity: 67-84%

ESO Chile's 3.6-metre image for comparison.

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    Original
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    C
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    E
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    F
  • Final
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    G

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