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IC405 Flaming Star Nebula

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IC405 Flaming Star Nebula

Image contains IC 405, 19Aur, 16Aur

Reference:	1012	Date taken:	January 2012
Location:	Galera, Andalucia, Spain	Imaging telescope:	Takahashi FSQ85 450mm @ f5.3
Imaging camera:	Atik 383L+	Camera setpoint:	-20C
Mount:	Takahashi EM200 Temma 2M	Guiding telescope:	ST-80
Guiding camera:	SSAG	Filters:	Baader Ha, OIII, SII
Light frames:	HA=20 x 1200s, OIII=20 x 1200s, SII=20 x 1200s	Integration:	20 hours
Dark frames:	35	Flat frames:	35 per channel
Bias frames:	35	Capture software:	Artemis Capture
Guiding software:	MaximDL	Processing software:	Pixinsight, Photoshop CS5, Noel Carboni's Actions, Nik Tools
Accessories:	Lakeside focusser

Processing notes:	The image was processed with the HST palette assigning Red to SII, Green to Ha, and Blue to OIII.

Center (RA, Dec): (79.105, 34.304) Center (RA, hms): 05h 16m 25.272s Center (Dec, dms): +34 18' 14.722" Size: 2.15 x 1.62 deg Radius: 1.347 deg Pixel scale: 7.58 arcsec/pixel Orientation: Up is -92.7 degrees E of N


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