The Details |
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Object |
Sharpless 2-278 in Orion |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF refractor at f/5.7 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance Gen II 5nm Hydrogen Alpha filter |
Date |
10 January 2010 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA |
Exposure |
Ha 9 x 1200 sec, 1x1 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS4 |
| Orientation | Field of View: 53'52" x 36'12" centered on RA 05h19m36.2s DEC -05°34'13" (2000.0) . North angle 71.91°; east 90° CCW from north. |
| Notes |
Sharpless 2-278 is a faint HII region lying on a line halfway between Beta Orionis (Rigel) and Eta Orionis. The constellation Orion has a great number of these "dusty" objects to interest the astro-imager. Sharpless 2-278 reminds me of two of my favorite such dark objects in Orion; Barnard 30 and LDN 1622.
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