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Sh2-155 Cave Nebula (Image of the Day in Astrobin 10/10/2016)
The Cave Nebula (Sh2-155), is a bright nebula within a long complex nebula, containing emission, reflection and dark nebula.
It is located about 2,400 light years along the plane of our galaxy, the Milky Way, within northern Cepheus constellation.
This cosmic cave is more than 10 light years in diameter, an appropriate size for a stellar nursery.
Image Processed in Pixinsight.
Data obtained from the Deep Sky West robotic observatory located in Rowe, New Mexico, between September 27 and October 5, 2016.
Team:
TelescopeTakahashi FSQ106 EDX III
QSI 683wsg-8 camera
Paramount MyT mount
Set Astrodon Filters LRGB Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 and Astrodom 5nm H-Alpha Filter.
Data:
Blue: 16x600 "-20C bin 1x1
Green: 15x600 "-20C bin 1x1
Luminance: 35x600 "-20C bin 1x1
Red: 17x600 "-20C bin 1x1
Total integration time: 13.8 hours.
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