The Pacman Nebula
NGC281

Technical data
Instrument: | 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4 |
Camera: | Canon EOS 60D (modified) |
Filter: | Baader UV/IR block |
Mount: | SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified) |
Guiding: | Lacerta M-Gen autoguider |
Image data
Exposure time: | 75*5 mins, ISO800 |
Location, date: | Hungary, Izsákfa - 2014. September. 27. |
Transparency: | 3/10 |
Seeing: | 7/10 |
Temperature: | 7 °C |
Processing: | CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop |
Description
In the '80 years a succesful game is called Pacman. The Pacman Nebula got its name after the protagonist of the game.
Technical data
Instrument: | 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4 |
Camera: | Canon EOS 60D (modified) |
Filter: | Baader UV/IR block |
Mount: | SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified) |
Guiding: | Lacerta M-Gen autoguider |
Image data
Exposure time: | 75*5 mins, ISO800 |
Location, date: | Hungary, Izsákfa - 2014. September. 27. |
Transparency: | 3/10 |
Seeing: | 7/10 |
Temperature: | 7 °C |
Processing: | CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop |
© Patrik Tarczi
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