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The Details |
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Object |
NGC 6820 in Vulpecula |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance 6nm Hydrogen-alpha filter |
Date |
02 October 2006 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 12 x 600 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS2 |
| Orientation | Field of View: 37'36" x 27'22" centered on RA 19h43m45s DEC+23°21'56" (2000.0) . North angle 269.4°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | This faint emisison nebula is located in the constellation Vulpecula about 6000 light years from Earth. The heart of open cluster NGC 6823, a youngster at only about 2 million years old, lies at a 1 o'clock position from the prominent dark column cutting across the nebula. |
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