| OBJECT |
Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) (image is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 3,800 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS-60C @ f/6.2 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 9x20min Ha, 3x5min L (bin1x1); 3x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
13 January 2016 - Las Cruces, NM Published as Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, 16 Apr 18 (screenshot). Published in Astronomical League's quarterly Reflector Magazine, Mar 2017 issue, pg 26 (screenshot). Published by Space.com on Facebook This image is LHaRGB, where Ha was used in combination with Luminance and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel. |
