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NGC 2392, also known as the Eskimo Nebula.

AstroDinsk
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Category:Deep Sky
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NGC 2392, also known as the Eskimo Nebula.NGC 2392
Resolution:
878x546 px
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Photo description / processing

First experience using lucky imaging technology for planetary nebulae with the ZWO ASI290MM mini monochrome camera. LRGB channels. Manually changing filters, refocusing, and then reacquiring the target as it was already setting—that was quite a challenge, but in any case, the experience was gained, and it will only get more interesting from here)) NGC 2392, or the Eskimo Nebula, in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It earned its name because, from Earth, it resembles a person's head in a fur-lined hood. The distance from the Solar System to the nebula is 3,000 light-years, and the nebula itself is about a third of a light-year in size, though some gaseous filaments extend up to a light-year. The orange color of the nebula is due to nitrogen, which it is composed of. This nebula is bipolar and has a complex structure.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 150/750PDS
Camera
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Mount
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope
SVBONY 60/240
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI462MC+Optolong uv/ir cut
Accessories
ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Software
PixInsight

Exposure

  • 500 × 2″ · ISO/Gain: 110 · ZWO L 1.25" ·
  • 500 × 2″ · ISO/Gain: 110 · ZWO R 1.25" ·
  • 500 × 2″ · ISO/Gain: 110 · ZWO G 1.25" ·
  • 500 × 2″ · ISO/Gain: 110 · ZWO B 1.25" ·

Total exposure: 1 h 7 m

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