Observation by Grant Privett: NGC1999

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2022 Jan 27 - 10:00

Uploaded

2022 Mar 24 - 10:30

Objects

NGC1999

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h36^m
Dec: -06°42'
Position angle: +5°00'

Field size

0°34' × 0°27'

Equipment

300mm f/4 Newtonian
NQ6+Rowan belt upgrade
Starlight Xpress Trius 694 mono

Exposure

~120x 30s

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

NGC1999

Title

NGC1999

About this image

Have been meaning to look at this for years. Was stuck by the amount of background nebulosity present. Probably worth spending longer on it that 2 hours.

A little DDP applied to bring out some features.

Shame about the collimation.

Files associated with this observation

ngc1999ddp.jpg (637.4 kB)

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