NGC2174


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Emission Nebulae in Orion



About this Object

This emission nebula in Orion surrounds a cluster of young and bright stars. This image is only a portion of the cloud. It is estimated that this cloud is around 6,400 light years away.
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Technical Data

Optics

130 mm f/6.2 Astro-Physics EDF Refractor

Mount

Astro-Physics AP 900GTO

Camera SBIG ST-10XE.
Filters SBIG CFW8A.With Astrodon LRGB Ha filters
Focuser Robofocus focuser and Focusmax software
Dates March 2007.
Location Lentin Observatory
Exposure Ha-L HaRGB = 405:75:60:60:60 minutes.. Ha and L bin1 RGB bin2. Scale 1.69^s/pixel
Acquisition Image data acquired remotely using ACP4 Observatory control software., MaxIm DL 4
Processing MaxIm DL 4, Photoshop CS2, Registar, PixInsight standard

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