Observation by Alun Halsey: Pickering Nebula in Ha

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2021 Oct 03 - 23:20

Uploaded

2021 Oct 04 - 07:58

Objects

NGC6979

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h48^m
Dec: +31°40'
Position angle: -124°39'

Field size

0°51' × 0°33'

Equipment

SW Esprit 150ED Apo Triplet/0.77 reducer flattener
SX Trius Pro 694 mono CCD camera
SX filterwheel with OAG/Lodestar
CEM60

Exposure

Three subframes at 900 seconds = 45 minutes

Location

Berkshire UK

Target name

Veil Nebula

Title

Pickering Nebula in Ha

About this image

Captured three subs at 900sec each through a Baader 7nm Ha filter (2") stacked in Deepskystacker and processed in Photoshop CS2.

Files associated with this observation

Pickerings-nebua-3x900sec-b.jpg (837.8 kB)

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Ron Arbour, Mr John William Hughes, Nick Hewitt, Graham Winstanley, Mr Simon Francis Dawes

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