Observation by Peter Tickner: M76 -the Corkscrew nebula

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2019 Aug 23 - 21:56

Uploaded

2019 Sep 05 - 22:05

Objects

The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 01^h42^m
Dec: +51°34'
Position angle: -9°39'

Field size

0°12' × 0°10'

Equipment

Atik 460EX mono CCD
14inch LX200 SCT at f/10
EQ8 mount

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

M76

Title

M76 -the Corkscrew nebula

About this image

A close up of M76 through my 14inch SCT. This is a combination of equal amounts of Hydrogen Alpha and Oxygen III image data (9x480seconds each) to make a RGB image with HA as red, OIII as green and Ha and OIII combined to create the blue channel.

Files associated with this observation

cnew M76 group +max-Edit.png (1.8 MB)

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