Observation by Dean Ashton: van den Bergh 15

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2021 Oct 13 - 21:15

Uploaded

2022 Jan 02 - 13:58

Objects

VdB 15

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 03^h29^m
Dec: +58°55'
Position angle: -0°44'

Field size

0°48' × 1°00'

Equipment

Celestron 9.25EdgeHD, 0.7x Focal Rd
CGEM Mount
QHY268C Camera
Optolong L-Pro Filter
Loadstar X2 Guide Camera with Off-Axis Guiding

Exposure

26x600 seconds: Camera Mode - Extended Full Well 2CM; Gain - 30

Location

St Austell, Cornwall

Target name

VdB15

Title

van den Bergh 15

About this image

vdB15 in Camelopardalis, is a large reflection and emission nebula that is part of an even larger area of nebulosity.

This image was captured as a 2-frame mosaic on the 13th October 2021. I had hoped to collect a lot more data, but the skies have not cleared again since.

26x600s frames captured on the 13th. vdB15 was low in the sky at the start of the session so data was not great quality for the whole imaging time.

The bright star at the centre of the nebulosity is the variable star CE Cam at around magnitude +4.59

Files associated with this observation

vdB15_2x1_Mosaic_26x600s.jpg (1.9 MB)

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