The Skull Nebula, NGC 246

Posted: 5 Jul, 2021

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Technical Info

Telescope or Lens: 8" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain CPC800 GPS (XLT)

Camera: Starlight Xpress Trius SX694

Mount: equatorial wedge

Guide Scope: Baader 61x250mm

Guide Camera: ASI120MM

Software: MaxIm DL6, PHD2, PixInsight, StarTools, Photoshop CC, Zoner photo studio 14

Accessories: reducer Starizona 0.75x, filters Astrodon LRGB E-series gen.2

Exposure:

30 x 300" ISO/Gain: 0 - Astrodon R

30 x 300" ISO/Gain: 0 - Astrodon G

30 x 300" ISO/Gain: 0 - Astrodon B

Yellow zoneLight Pollution:

Chervonograd, Ukraine

05.07.2021

7 h 30 m

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The Skull Nebula, NGC 246 - is a planetary nebula that lies about 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Cetus.

R-channel - 30 x 300 sec. bin 1x1;
G-channel - 30 x 300 sec. bin 1x1;
B-channel - 30 x 300 sec. bin 1x1;
Total integration time about 7:30 hours.

Resolution: 1614x1374 px

Scale: 1392 KB

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