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CG1 (aka Be 135)
Cometary Globule in Puppis
(ra: 07:19.21 / dec - 44:36)
February 2011, Complejo La Aldea in Villa de Merlo
San Luis, Argentina
DATA
TYPE: Dark Nebula
APPARENT MAGNITUDE: N/A
SIZE: 13 x 5 arc minutes
DISTANCE: not found
OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION
CG1 (aka Be135) is located one degree east from L Puppis (Mg 2.6 - 6.2). A Constellations that gathers others CG objects. The image deserves more exposure time, however it is quite visible some reflection nebula in the head of the object coming out of the group of stars which apparently are very active.
IMAGE INFORMATION
SCOPE: Celestron SCT 8" working at f6.3
MOUNT: Sky Watcher HEQ6
SKY CONDITIONS: Transparency and Seeing good
CAMERA: QSI 583 WS -10Cº
FILTERS: Astronomik Type 2, Ha 6 nm
EXPOSURES: LRGB (28,12,12,12) LRGB binned 2x2
GUIDING: William Optics ZenithStar 66 f6. Starlight Xpress Lodestar Camera. AA 3.71 Control Camera Plug-in
PROCESSING: Darks calibration for the RGB. No flats nor offsets. Images Plus (Sigma Median Combination) CCD Sharp Deconvolution; NASA Photoshop Fits Liberator, Photoshop CS
(*) Robert Gendler: commenst on CG4