NGC 654, Vb6 & LDN 1343-4
Open Cluster, Reflection & Dark Nebula, Cassiopeia
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AstroPhysics 175EDF f8
AP 3600GTO "El Capitan"
SBIG STT-8300
SBIG FW8G
(Guided Filter Wheel)
October 2016. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village
Equipment:

Telescope:
Mount:
Camera:
Guider:
Filters:

- Luminance (Astrodon) 25x10 mins   = 250 mins
- Red
(Astrodon) 19x10 mins                 = 190 mins
- Green
(Astrodon) 18x10 mins             = 180 mins
- Blue
(Astrodon) 16x10 mins                = 160 mins
 
Total Exposure Time =  13h 00m
Details:
Data Imaged remotely over 3 nights (Oct 23, 25, & 26 2016).
To the upper left of the Open Cluster NGC 654, is the small blue Reflection Nebula vdB6. Below both is the dark nebula LDN 1343-4.
© 2016, David A. Churchill
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