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Little DumbBell Nebula, NGC 650 |
Select for a large image here Select for a close-up image here Select for the previous attempt with a 10" SCT and ST7E here |
Object |
Type |
Planetary nebula |
Constellation | Perseus |
Coordinates | RA:01h 42m 18s D:+51° 37' 17" |
Magnitude | 10,1 | Size | 3,1x3,1 arc min |
Image |
Optics | Starworks Ritchey-Chrétien 12" f/8 and Meade 12" SC at f/10 |
Mount | Losmandy G11 with Gemini goto and Gemini G40 with Pulsar goto |
Camera | Sbig ST10XME and ST2000XM both with CFW10 filters wheel and AO-7 adaptive optics unit |
Exposure | Luminance-Halpha-OIII-RGB 250-1080-770-210-275-300 minutes (~48 hour cumulative exposure) | Notes |
This image is the result of several integration frames taken with a Ritchey-Chrétien 12" f/8 and a Schmidt-Cassegrain 12" f/10 in collaboration with Alessio Pisani, image processing made with him. Frames acquired on October and November 2006. |
Where is this object in the night sky? Below a sky chart of the location (from Stellarium 8.0 planetarium). |
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