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Image of the day 12/05/2020

    Squid and Seahorse, Dennis Sprinkle
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    Squid and Seahorse

    Image of the day 12/05/2020

      Squid and Seahorse, Dennis Sprinkle
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      Squid and Seahorse

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      Description

      This is a 2 panel mosaic of Flying Bat/Squid and Seahorse Nebula.

      Camera : QHY600 with Readout mode 0 and Gain set to 26

      Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4

      Mount: AP Mach1GTO

      Each Panel is made up of the following:

      (69) Ha @ 1200s - 1x1

      (64) Lum @ 180secs - 1x1

      (32) R @ 300secs - 1x1

      (approx. 32) G @ 300secs - 1x1

      (approx. 32) B @ 300secs - 1x1

      And the panel with Squid is (38) OIII @ 1200s - 1x1

      This was shot from the remote observatory in Marathon, TX at the Marathon Motel and RV Park.

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      Squid and Seahorse, Dennis Sprinkle