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Statue of Liberty Nebula, 



    
        

            Jeff Coldrey
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Statue of Liberty Nebula

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Statue of Liberty Nebula, 



    
        

            Jeff Coldrey
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Statue of Liberty Nebula

Equipment

Acquisition details

Dates:
March 20, 2018 ·  March 11, 2020 ·  March 12, 2020
Frames:
Baader 1.25" Ha 7nm: 36×600(6h) (gain: 200.00)
OSC Camera: 61×30(30′ 30″) (gain: 101.00)
OSC Camera: 58×300(4h 50′) (gain: 101.00)
Integration:
11h 20′ 30″
Avg. Moon age:
12.59 days
Avg. Moon phase:
64.63%

RA center: 11h13m19s.18

DEC center: -61°1317.6

Pixel scale: 1.171 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -1.524 degrees

Field radius: 0.555 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2800x1964

File size: 8.0 MB

Locations: Wonga Park, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Data source: Backyard

Description

I hope everyone is staying safe and well over the Easter period. For me, I've rediscovered a couple of board games with the family, and dabbled a bit with image processing.

My previous attempts to image this target in 2018 were limited to OSC data, and turned out pretty bland despite my best efforts. Taking another swing after incorporating Ha data has been more rewarding and enjoyable. It's such an majestic shape!

I also captured a few hours of OIII data for a HOO palette version, but there were some nasty halos on bright stars needing attention. So that'll be a job for another time.

Maybe Santa will reward me with some Astrodon filters one day ... if he can source them!

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Statue of Liberty Nebula, 



    
        

            Jeff Coldrey