Observation by Grant Privett: McNeil's Nebula

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2019 Nov 30 - 00:30

Uploaded

2019 Nov 30 - 19:03

Objects

McNeil's variable nebula

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05h46m
Dec: +00°08'
Position angle: +0°16'

Field size

0°18' × 0°18'

Equipment
  • Celestron 11" RASA
  • Starlight 694 mono CCD
  • Dew heater
  • No filter
Exposure

14x120s

Location

Salisbury

Target name

McNeil's Variable Nebula

Title

McNeil's Nebula

About this image

As Mike Harlow's image this autum has shown. theres stuff all there at the moment. Though it is a lovely area of sky.

Things were a bit hazy and part of the corrector plate was iced up but the image quality was still good enough for the purpose. 

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