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Sadr Region

Monday , 17, February 2020 JB Nebula Leave a comment

For a full size image click here. Distance: Sadr 1,800 Light Years Magnitude: Sadr 2.23 Size: Sadr 150 times the size of our sun Telescope: Borg 71 Camera: QSI683 Mount: AP1100 Exposures: Ha 26×600 This image was captured from my home in a Bortle 6/7 region. It is a four panel mosaic with the center […]

NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula

Friday , 11, July 2014 JB Nebula Leave a comment

Exposures: L 15×900 Bin 1, Ha+OIII 7×900 Bin 1 Telescope: Takahashi TOA-130 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 5,000 Light Years               Magnitude: 7.4                                       Size: 18×12 Arc-minutes                     Age: 250-400K Years                             NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The illuminating source is the Wolf Rayet star WR 136. In general a […]

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