Observation by Jonathan Blake: IC 2162

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Jonathan Blake

Observer

Jonathan Blake

Observed

2020 Mar 31 - 18:53

Uploaded

2020 Jun 30 - 19:02

Objects

IC2162

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 06^h12^m
Dec: +17°59'
Position angle: -160°14'

Field size

0°30' × 0°24'

Location

Highfield Observatory

Target name

IC 2162

Title

IC 2162

About this image

Back in late March when we had a lovely series of clear dark nights, IC 2162 was captured from my home observatory in Andover, UK. An emission nebula complex in Orion full of hydrogen gas.

Files associated with this observation

IC2162_RC8.jpg (2.0 MB)

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