Object Details:

• Planetary Nebula in Hercules

•  RA:          16 hours 27 minutes

•  Dec:         +27 degrees 13 minutes

•  Distance: 7000 light years 

•  Size:         2.8"

•  Mag:        13.7

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT @ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • L:      12 x 5 minutes binned  1 x 1
  • R:      7 x 5 minutes binned   1 x 1 
    G:      7 x 5minutes binned  1 x 1 
    B:      7 x 5 minutes binned   1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 2.75 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: July  2010

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