Object Details:

• Emission and Reflection  Nebula in Sagittarius

•  RA:          18 hours 02 minutes

•  Dec:         -23 degrees 02 minutes

•  Distance: 5200 Light years

•  Size:         29.0'

•  Mag:        6.3

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Celestron CG5
• Camera:       Canon 300D Hutech Modified 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • RGB:      17 x 4 minutes at ISO 400
    
• Total  exposure time: 1.1 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: May  2006

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