Observation by David Swan: Nearly local: IC 342

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2017 Oct 07 - 18:33

Uploaded

2017 Oct 07 - 20:53

Objects

IC342

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 03^h46^m
Dec: +68°04'
Position angle: +132°44'

Field size

0°16' × 0°11'

Equipment

Scope: 200mm SCT at f/6.3
Camera: ASI178MM. Baader UV/IR cut
Software: Firecapture and DeepSkyStacker

Exposure

131 x 5s (71% gain)

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

IC 342

Title

Nearly local: IC 342

About this image

Time stated is UT.

For such a large object, the surface brightness is obviously not too bad. The sky transparency was good - for just long enough!

Files associated with this observation

ic342png.png (1.5 MB)

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