| OBJECT |
Sharpless 129 (Sh2-129) - Flying Bat Nebula (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 1,300 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 | 8x15min Ha; 3x10min L; 2x5min ea RGB (all bin1x1); AstroArt5, CS4 (slightly cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
29 October 2014 - Las Cruces, NM Published as Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day, 23 Jul 18 (screenshot). Published in Amateur Astronomy Magazine quarterly, Spring 2015 issue, pg 72 (screenshot). This image is LHa_HaRGB, where Ha:R (80:20) was used for the Red channel, and L:Ha (20:80) for Luminance. |
