LDN 673 Dark Nebula Region, Aquila |
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ASA N16 f3.6 AP 3600GTO "El Capitan" SBIG STL-11000M SBIG STL-Internal |
June 2012. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village |
Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider: |
Filters: - Luminance (Astrodon) 34x10 mins = 340 mins - Red (Astrodon) 10x10 mins = 100 mins - Green (Astrodon) 10x10 mins = 100 mins - Blue (Astrodon) 10x10 mins = 100 mins Total Exposure Time = 10h 40m |
Details: Data Imaged remotely over 4 nights (Jun 14, 15, 17, & 18, 2012). Beautiful complex Dark Nebula region, also containing LDN 675, 676, & 677. Also above & left of center is a small object Herbig Haro 22 (HH-22). A close up of this region is linked below. These are small areas of nebulosity associated with new-born stars. |
© 2012, David A. Churchill |
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