Observation by Grant Privett: Pelican Nebula

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2018 Nov 01 - 20:33

Uploaded

2018 Nov 01 - 20:36

Objects

IC5070

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h51^m
Dec: +44°24'
Position angle: -9°00'

Field size

1°08' × 0°54'

Equipment

Celestron 11" RASA
Starlight 694 mono CCD

Exposure

20x 60s

Location

Salisbury

Target name

Pelican nebula

Title

Pelican Nebula

About this image

Technical detail as mentioned, but just staring at a screen with so much detail on it was great fun. Worth getting the flat fielding right for!

Files associated with this observation

pelican rasa.jpg (898.3 kB)

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David Swan, Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, Ray Emery, Mr Leonard Entwisle, Andy Wilson, David Basey, Dean Ashton, Nick Hewitt, Peter Carson

Comments

Ray Emery, 2018 Nov 02 - 08:30 UTC

Took me a moment to realise the L-R reversal! :-)

Grant Privett, 2018 Nov 02 - 20:24 UTC

Blast. :)

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