NC 7009 - The Saturn Nebula
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NC 7009 - The Saturn Nebula |
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Description:
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Fascinating planetary nebula in Aquarius. This is a gas shell blown off by a star. It has a pair of "ears" resembling the rings of Saturn, hence the name. There's also some interesting detail inside it as well. |
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Telescope/Mount:
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C9.25 on a Losmandy GM200 mount |
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Camera and Control Software:
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Starlight Xpress MX916; AstroArt 2.0 |
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Exposure:
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unknown |
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Calibration:
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Dark subtraction |
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Processing:
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AstroArt |
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Guiding:
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ST4 and 80/910 refractor guidescope |
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Date and Location:
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Sep-2001 from my sidewalk in Alameda, California |
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Seeing, Transparency and Conditions:
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unknown |
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Comments:
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Cool visual object, too |