Designation |
IC 4628 |
Constellation |
Scorpius (Sco) |
Description |
This object caught my attention
on a wide field 6x7 film image where it showed up brighter than the The
Cat's Paw. Located in the 'bend' of Scorpius it is a huge hydrogen
alpha emission nebula exceeding the limits of this 110 arcmin wide field
of view. North is up. |
Exposure |
Ha 16 x 15 min @ -18°C,
all 1x1 |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided,
CFW-8, Custom Scientific 4.5nm Ha Filter |
Optics |
Astro-Physics AP105 Traveler with
0.75x reducer (467mm FL - f/4.45) |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, DeBloomer,
Sigma Beta, Registar, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 24Jul2003 -
01:30 to 05:30 UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 7, Seeing 7, Temperature
+2°C |