Observation by Colin Henshaw: Gengenschein

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Colin Henshaw

Observer

Colin Henshaw

Observed

2013 Nov 01 - 20:20

Uploaded

2016 Dec 27 - 10:58

Objects

Gegenschein
Widefield

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Constellation

Aries

Field centre

RA: 02^h29^m
Dec: +15°04'
Position angle: +89°02'

Field size

41° × 24°

Equipment

Canon 30D camera + 28mm f2.8 lens + equatorial drive.

Exposure

1600ASA at 59 secs.

Location

In the desert off the Sharma Road between Sharma and Tabuk.

Target name

Gegenschein.

Title

Gengenschein

About this image

The elusive Gegenschein is revealed again as the wide glow towards the centre of the image, located between Aries and Cetus.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_5767-Gegenschein-01-11-2013-23.20UT-59s-1600ASA-28mm-f2.8-3.jpg (307.6 kB)

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