Observation by Steve Knight: Narrowband Orion

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2019 Jan 01 - 22:02

Uploaded

2019 Jan 04 - 11:46

Objects

Barnard's Loop (Sharpless 276)

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h35^m
Dec: +00°23'
Position angle: -1°48'

Field size

14° × 20°

Equipment

Canon modified 550D
Canon 50mm f1.8 lens
Astrotrac
OPT Triad filter

Exposure

x14 2 min exposures at ISO1600

Location

Warkworth

Target name

Barnard's Loop

Title

Narrowband Orion

About this image

The OPT Triad filter transmits H alpha, H beta and O III. The first of those was very apparent. Processed in DSS, Pixinsight & Faststone Image viewer.

Files associated with this observation

Autosave_ABE_ABE faststoned.jpg (1.8 MB)

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Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2019 Jan 04 - 13:12 UTC

Looks like you've been getting some good skies in the NE, Steve.

Jeremy

Steve Knight, 2019 Jan 05 - 13:39 UTC

Thanks Jeremy but alas that sky was light polluted.

I was 3 miles from centre of Banbury

Filter has a 3nm bandpass for H Alpha, and an 18nm bandpass for H Beta and O III.

Cheers

Steve

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