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COCOON NEBULA |
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 90mm Sky90 operating at f/4.5 (407mm) |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-a |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB (synthetic Lum) |
| Date | Sept. 18, 2006 |
| Exposure | RGB = 60:60:60 minutes |
| Processing | MaximDl with RC Console, DDP stretched, Photoshop CS |
| Guiding | ST-402 mounted on 12.5" RCOS |
| Binning | Lum - 1x1, RGB - 1x1 |
| Location | SkyFoto observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes | It looks to me like this nebula is moving through a dense star population. But I believe the dark stuff is a nebula blocking out the light from stars. |