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Date: 21/04/2012 |
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Name: Eagle Nebula - NGC 6611
This imagine was taken whilst at Watson's Way Country Stay which is N/E of Mukinbudin in Western Australia.
The Eagle nebula is a emission nebula and open star cluster. It contains those famous Hubble Space Telescope images of the "Pillars Of Creation", which are columns of cool hydrogen gas and dust protruding from a molecular cloud. New stars are being formed in these clouds.   |
Location: Watson's Way | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
Optics: Skywatcher ED80. | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
Exposure: 800ASA @ 5 Minutes x 16 | RGB BKG Cal: Yes | |
Total Exposure: 1 hr 20 mins | Per Channel Cal: No | |
Guiding: DSI on Mead LX200R. | Method: Median Kappa-Sigma K=2/I=5 | |
Filter: Astronomik UV-IR-Block | Darks: No | |
Focus: Bahtinov Mask | Flat: No | |
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RA (J2000): 18h 18.927m | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
DEC (J2000): -13* 50.563 ' | ||
Constellation: Serpens Cauda | ||
Distance: 7,000 Light Years |