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Instrument |
Takahashi FSQ-106ED @
f/5.0 (530 mm F.L.) Captured at 2.1 arcsec/pixel. Shown at
2.95 and 9.27 arcsec/pixel. |
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Mount |
Paramount MyT |
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Camera |
SBIG STF-8300M Self
Guiding Package w/ mono ST-i, using AstroDon E-Series LRGB filters. |
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Acquisition Data |
3/23/2017 to 4/1/2017 Chino Valley, AZ...
with TheSky, CCD Commander & CCDSoft |
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Exposure |
|
Lum |
600
min. (60 x 10 min. bin 1x1) |
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RGB |
360
min. (12 x 10 min. Ea. bin 1x1) |
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Software & Processing Notes |
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CCDSoft, CCDStack, PixInsight & Photoshop CS6.
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eXcalibrator v6.2 for
(g:r)(b:r)
color balancing with 761 stars from the Pan-STARRS database.
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PixInsight
processing includes
calibration, CosmeticCorrection,
registration, mean combining data, gradient repair and non-linear stretching with HistogramTransformation.
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Noiseware 5, a PhotoShop plug-in.
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PhotoShop for
additional background neutralization and noise reduction.
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Comment |
North is to the right.
LBN 727 is part of a molecular cloud in the constellation Camelopardalis.
In the 1960s, Beverly
Lynds cataloged over a thousand bright nebulae. In addition to their
locations, she noted the size, color and brightness. |
