Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
|
|
|
| Designation | IC 4685 |
| Constellation | Sagittarius (Sgr) |
| Description | This is a beautiful example of an area with combination emission/reflection nebulae and is a neighbour to the famous Lagoon Nebula (M8) and most probably an extension of it. The prominent red patch left of center is IC 4685. Above it are left to right: NGC 6559, IC 1275, IC 1274 and IC 4684 |
| Exposure | RGB 55:45:90 min @ -18°C, all 1x1 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided, CFW-8, SBIG (CS) Filterset |
| Optics | Astro-Physics AP155EDFS with 0.75x reducer (930mm FL - f/6) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, DeBloomer, Sigma Beta, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 26Jul2003 - 00:00 to 04:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 5, Seeing 4, Temperature 0°C |
