Imaging telescopes or lenses: Stellarvue SVT 130T
Imaging cameras: SBIG STT 8300M
Mounts: Astro-Physics Mach1AP GTO CP4
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Stellarvue SVT 130T
Guiding cameras: SBIG STT 8300M
Software: Software Bisque TheSky X Professional · photoshop · Starnet ++ · CCDWare FocusMax V.4 · PixInsight · Straton Destar 2.0 · Topaz Denoise AI · 3D LUT Creator · Maxim DL · EQMOD · DC-3 Dreams ACP Observatory Control Software · Astro-Physics Command Center (APCC) Software · Annie's Astro Actions Version 7.0
Filters: Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Generation 2 · Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 · Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2
Accessory: Moonlite Nitecrawler 3.5 · Tolga Astro Alnitak Flat-Man Electroluminescent Flat Fielding Device
Dates:Feb. 21, 2021
Frames:
Astrodon Blue Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 9x240"
Astrodon Green Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2: 9x240"
Astrodon Red Tru-Balance E-Series Generation 2: 9x240"
Integration: 1.8 hours
Avg. Moon age: 8.93 days
Avg. Moon phase: 66.16%
Astrometry.net job: 4240201
RA center: 7h 41' 55"
DEC center: -18° 12' 30"
Pixel scale: 1.223 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -1.942 degrees
Field radius: 0.111 degrees
Resolution: 451x469
Locations: Stanford Faculty Observatory (Bortle 6 SQM 18.6), Stanford, California, United States
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
NGC 2440 is a planetary nebula. Its central star, HD62166, is possibly the hottest known white dwarf. The nebula is situated in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 4, 1790. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 9.4
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.4
Designations: ESO 560-PN9
Distance: 4.00 kly (1.23 kpc) ly
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