| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP Mach1GTO |
Designation |
NGC281 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 00h 53m DEC+56d 40m |
| Guiding |
eFinder SX guide head |
Type |
Diffuse Nebula |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
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| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
35' |
| Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
10,000 Light years |
| Filters |
Astronomics type II RGB |
Constellation |
Cassiopeia |
| Exposures |
12 x 5 min HA 1x1 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Peach State Star Gaze Sept 2008 |
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NGC 281 is an area of active star formation with an open star cluster IC 1590 in the center.
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