Vdb 4 Region Nebulae & Star Clusters, Cassiopeia |
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ASA N16 f3.6 AP 3600GTO "El Capitan" SBIG STL-11000M SBIG STL-Internal |
October 2011. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village |
Equipment: Telescope: Mount: Camera: Guider: |
Filters: - Luminance (Astrodon) 71x5 mins = 355 mins - Red (Astrodon) 24x5 mins = 120 mins - Green (Astrodon) 24x5 mins = 120 mins - Blue (Astrodon) 22x5 mins = 110 mins Total Exposure Time = 11h 45m |
Details: Data Imaged remotely over 4 nights (Oct 27, 28, 30, & 31, 2011). Rich region. with Vdb4 as the main bright object. Two Open clusters NGC 225 just below center, and CA Berk3 to the right. Also several dark nebulae - LDN 1291 is above center, LDN 1294 is at the edge above center, & LDN 1300 is at the bottom |
© 2011, David A. Churchill |