| OBJECT |
NGC 6820 ("pillar" right of center) and NGC 6823 (open cluster near pillar) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 6,000 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 | 14x15min Ha (bin1x1); 3x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
28 April 2015 - Las Cruces, NM Published in  ,
September 2016 issue, pg 73 (screenshot).Published in All About Space magazine, Issue 43, Sep 15, pg 90. Published in Cosmic Pursuits, 8 Jul 15. This widefield view of the area around NGC 6820 (the "pillar" just to the right of center) shows the open cluster NGC 6823 (as if being pointed at by NGC 6820) as well as the surrounding nebulosity, including other dim pillars in the region. This image is HaRGB, including 3.5 hours of Ha data, where Ha was used for Luminance and Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel. |
