| OBJECT |
NGC 246 (Skull Nebula) (click image for full-scale) Distance: 1,600 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -10C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 10x10min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PS7 (rotated 180deg for effect, cropped, 10 darks, no flats) | |
| Date/Location | 16 September 2012 - Las Cruces, NM |