Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 1311
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Jewels in a Red Sea

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Jewels in a Red Sea, 



    
        

            KuriousGeorge
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Jewels in a Red Sea

Acquisition details

Dates:
July 6, 2021 ·  July 7, 2021 ·  July 8, 2021
Frames:
Astrodon 50 mm 5 nm Ha: 14×900(3h 30′) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon 50 mm G: 7×900(1h 45′) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon 50mm B: 8×900(2h) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon 50mm L: 24×900(6h) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon 50mm R: 8×900(2h) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
15h 15′
Darks:
20
Flats:
100
Flat darks:
100
Bias:
20
Avg. Moon age:
27.19 days
Avg. Moon phase:
6.61%
Mean SQM:
21.40
Mean FWHM:
2.00

RA center: 20h10m18s.7

DEC center: +41°1546

Pixel scale: 0.468 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 359.190 degrees

Field radius: 0.376 degrees

Resolution: 4093x4090

File size: 14.0 MB

Locations: KG Observatory, Julian, CA, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

Star Cluster IC1311 is located approximately 4,000 light years from Earth. The cluster is embedded in a giant emission nebula. The nebula is glowing from the ultraviolet light from hot, massive blue stars in the nebula.

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