The Dragon Nebula in Ara
Photo description / processing
Hubble's Palette.
This emission nebula lies at the very edge of a dark molecular cloud in the southern constellation Ara. The distance from Earth to the nebula is about 4,000 light-years.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- PlaneWave CDK24
- Camera
- FLI ProLine PL9000
- Mount
- Mathis MI-1000/1250
- Guide Scope
- Astrodon MonsterMOAG
- Guide Camera
- Starlight Xpress Ultrastar
- Software
- PixInsight
- Location
- Río Hurtado, Chile
Light pollution
Gray, Bortle 2 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 5 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Ha - Astrodon ·
- 5 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · OIII - Astrodon ·
- 5 × 600″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · SII - Astrodon ·
Total exposure: 2 h 30 m
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