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Object |
NGC 2024-
Flame Nebula |
|
Info |
This nebula with dust is situated
in the constellation Orion. A flaming flower ignited by the bright
belt star, Alnitak.
Dreyer's description: Remarkable! Irregular, bright,
very, very large, black [lane] included. |
|
Date |
16/ 11/ 04 |
|
Location |
BayTop
Observatory- Streaky Bay South Australia |
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Instrument |
Vixen
VC200L working @ f4.7 with Hm made focal reducer |
|
Mount |
Vixen 'GPDX'
controlled by a Mel Bartels Goto System |
|
Camera (CCD) |
Starlight
Xpress HX516 monochrome with Hm, made filter slider |
|
Exposures |
L:
50' R:20' G:20' B:20' (5' sub exposures all
unbinned) Dark frames removed |
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Guiding |
Piggy backed
Sky Watcher-f5 ST Refractor & a Meade LPI imager |
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Filters |
Astronomik
Type 2's |
|
Notes/ Conditions |
Conditions- Reasonable seeing for luminance frames. Light
dew settled in as I was taking colour channels in the early morning,
seeing became unsteady. First night out auto guiding with the Meade LPI
imager. |
