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The Dust around the Iris Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin
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The Dust around the Iris Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin
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Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 30, 2022
Frames:
90×300(7h 30′)
Integration:
7h 30′
Avg. Moon age:
3.03 days
Avg. Moon phase:
10.04%

RA center: 21h00m39s.29

DEC center: +68°0936.9

Pixel scale: 1.914 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 6.940 degrees

Field radius: 2.936 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 9130x6215

File size: 9.1 MB

Locations: Las Vegas Desert, Las Vegas Desert, NEVADA, United States

Data source: Traveller

Description

2 nights on the Iris Nebula from a Bortle 2 zone about 1.5 hours away from Las Vegas, NV.
My main goal was not to focus on the nebula itself but instead to reveal as much IFN as possible.

Telescope used is a 75mm refractor f/5.4.

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The Dust around the Iris Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin