NGC 2261 Hubble's Variable Nebula  

Object Details:

  •  Veriable Nebula in Monoceros

  •  Ra = 6 hours 39 minutes

  •  Dec =  +08  degrees 45 minutes

  •  Distance: 2500 Light years

  •  Size:         2'

  •  Mag:       9

Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
  • Mount:         Losmandy G11
  • Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
  • Filters & Exposure Times:  
    • L:       36 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1
    • R    12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
      G:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
      B:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 6 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: Jan 2011

 

              

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