The Crescent Brain
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Fourth time is the charm? Another attempt to image this bright but complex nebula that looks like a red brain wrapped in blue gel.
Image details
| Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
| Length: | 1645mm | |
| Aperture: | 235mm | |
| F-stop: | f/7.0 | |
| Sessions: | 3 | |
| Captured: | 2022-02-24 to 2022-10-01 | |
| Lights: | 107 | |
| Exposure: | 180 | |
| Total exposure: | 5 h | |
| Ra: | 20h 12m 7.3s | |
| Dec: | +38° 20' 34.238 | |
| Size: | 31.792 x 21.643 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.32 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.568 arcsec/pixel |
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