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The Details |
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Object |
NGC 896 in Cassiopeia |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.7 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance 5nm Hydrogen-alpha, 3 nm OIII and SII filters; Gen 2 |
Date |
15, 18, 22 and 29 October 2011 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 16 x 1800 sec, OIII 16 x 1800 sec, SII 16 x 1800 sec (24 hour total exposure) |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, CCD Stack II, Photoshop CS5 |
| Orientation | Field of View: 40'23" x 26'35" centered on RA 02h26m24s DEC+62°07'14" (2000.0) . North angle 269.2°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | NGC 896 is most often photographed as part of a wider field image that includes its larger neighbor IC 1805, The Heart Nebula. Training the Astro-Physics 160 EDF refractor on this object for a total of 24 hours of exposure through Ha, OIII and SII narrowband filters, a three-dimensional quality image emerged revealing fine detail throughout the full extent of this beautiful nebula. |
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