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IC 4628 -- Prawn Nebula

Object

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Scorpius

Distance

6,000 light years

Magnitude

7.31

Size

90 arc-min

Notes

Also known as Gum 56

Image

Date

2014-05-31

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

HaRGB 90:30:30:30 min @ -10C

Ha 6x15, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1, Pseudo Luminance Layer using RGB

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530 mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 07/23/2023