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The Details |
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Object |
NGC 7538 and Environs in Cassiopeia-Cepheus |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106 at f/5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Custom Scientific 3nm Hydrogen-Alpha |
Date |
19 December 2004 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 7 x 1800 sec 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop |
| Orientation | Field of View: 01°37’ x 01°05’ centered on RA 23h15m59s DEC 61°37’45”. North angle 271.2 °; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | NGC 7538 is the small, bright nebula in the upper center area of the image. There are two 11th magnitude stars embedded within the nebulosity. Some interesting but unnamed dark features can be found in the surrounding area. The Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635, lies 43 arc-minutes ESE of NGC 7538 and the edge of it can be seen along the bottom right margin of the image. |
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