Astrophotography by Leonardo Orazi - Photo Gallery - Nebulae

Nebulae

IC1871 Emission Nebula

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About:

IC1871 is a part of the "Soul" nebula (IC1848). If you look at a wide field image of the Soul nebula, it is the portion near the dark lane on the upper left side. The image shown is a high resolution image of that area. This nebula is located around 6500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.[Text from WEB various]

Optics:	GSO RC 10" F8 2000mm - Astrograph Ritchie-Chrétien
Mount:	AP Mach1 GTO on Gemini Q-Lock tripod
Camera:	ATIK 4000LE with SX USB Filter Wheel
Filters:	Baader LRGB 2"
Guiding Systems:	SXV-AO-LF Active Optics - SX Lodestar
Dates/Times:	25 Novembre 2011
Location:	Pragelato (TO) - Italy
Exposure Details:	L:R:G:B => 180:60:40:40 = > (12x15):(6x10):(4x10):(4x10) color Bin2 [num x minutes]
Cooling Details:	-20°C
Acquisition:	Maxim DL/CCD, Perseus
Processing:	CCDStack2, PS CS2, PixInsight
Mean FWHM:	2.49" / 3.14"
SQM-L:	21.10