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| Optics | Borg ED101 at f/5.7 |
| Camera | STL11000M |
| Filters | Baader Halpha HaRGB |
| Date | May 22- Oct 11, 2010 |
| Location | Antares Observatory |
| Sky Conditions | mag 4.5 - 5.5 |
| Exposure | HaRGB=20,6.3,6.3,6 (hours) total: 38.6h 10min subexposures for RGB and 20min for H-alpha frames |
| Programs used | CCD-Stack, Registar, Photoshop CS4 |
| Notes | This is a 4-frame mosaic image |
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The image containes also a small bipolar planetary nebula, PN K 4-55. The dimension of this object is about 30x55 arcsec. Click on the image below to see a 150% crop of the area, also containing the compact HII-region ECX6-38.
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