Sh2-82 Little Cacoon / Little Trifid  

Object Details:

  • Emission  Nebula in Sagitta

  •  RA:          19 hours 31 minutes

  •  Dec:         +18 degrees 16 minutes

  •  Distance: 336 Light years

  •  Size:         9'

  •  Mag:       

Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Orion 8 inch Newt @ f/5 (1016mm) 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    36 x 5 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      G     12 x 5 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      B:      36 x 5 minutes binned   1 x 1 
  • Total  exposure time: 8 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: September  2009

 

              

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