Object Details:

• Emission Nebula and open cluster  in Vulpecula

•  RA:          19 hours 43 minutes  (Centered on GSC 2139:1618)

•  Dec:         +23 degrees 19 minutes

•  Distance: 6000 Light years

•  Size:        40'

•  Mag:       30

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT .63 reduced @ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
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  • SII:      48 x 10 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    Ha:      48 x 10 minutes binned  1 x 1 
    OIII:    48 x 10 minutes binned  1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 12 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: Sept. 2010

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