| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on APMach1GTO |
Designation |
M8 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 18h 5m DEC -24* 21' |
| Guiding |
SX Guide Head thru eFinder |
Type |
Nebula |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
6 |
| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
54 arcminutes, 136 LY Dia |
| Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
5200 Light years |
| Filters |
Astronomics type II RGB |
Constellation |
Sagittarius |
| Exposures |
6 x 4 min Lum 1x1, 3 x 4 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party 2008 |
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NOTES: Very dark skies!
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