Sh2-261   Lower's Nebula  

Object Details:

  • Emission Nebula in Orion

  •  RA:          06 hours 09 minutes         (centered on SAO 95290)

  •  Dec:         +15 degrees 42 minutes

  •  Distance:

  •  Size:        45

  •  Mag:       

Image Details:

  • Instrument:  Williams Optics 110mm .8 reduced @ f/5.6 (622mm) focal length
  • Mount:         Losmandy G11
  • Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
  • Filters & Exposure Times:  
  •          Ha:            24 x 10 minutes binned 1 x 1

    • Green     6 x 5 minutes binned  1 x 1 
      Blue:         6 x 5 minutes binned  1 x 1 

  • Total  exposure time: 5 hours
  • Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
  • Location: Saratoga California
  • Date: Dec 2011

 

              

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