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Observation by Ian Jarrett: Sharpless 221

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Ian Jarrett

Observer

Ian Jarrett

Observed

2023 Oct 07 - 23:45

Uploaded

2023 Oct 08 - 16:53

Objects

Sharpless 221

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 05h01m
Dec: +46°19'
Position angle: -96°00'

Field size

2°29' × 1°42'

Equipment
  • WO FLT 91
  • ZWO ASI294MC-PRO
  • ZWO duo-band filter
Exposure

100 x 180s subs

Location

Hampshire, Bortle 4

Target name

Sharpless 221

Title

Sharpless 221

About this image

Very difficult conditions shooting through cloud, and ideally the object could do with 10x more data. Finally, a light-leak in the image train did not help.

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