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Sh2-73, 



    
        

            Göran Nilsson
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Sh2-73

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Sh2-73, 



    
        

            Göran Nilsson
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Sh2-73

Equipment

Acquisition details

Dates:
April 18, 2023
Frames:
91×180(4h 33′)
Integration:
4h 33′
Avg. Moon age:
27.73 days
Avg. Moon phase:
3.62%

RA center: 16h12m45s.53

DEC center: +22°0627.2

Pixel scale: 2.854 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -0.339 degrees

Field radius: 2.086 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 4280x3061

File size: 6.1 MB

Locations: Home Observatory, Hole, Värmland, Sweden

Data source: Backyard

Description

This is a rather rarely imaged object from the Sharpless catalogue and oddly enough it has been included there without being a red Ha-emitting object. It is relatively bright so it probably does not count as IFN. The image reveals that there is a lot of dust all around it.

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