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NGC 1501 -- Oyster Nebula
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Type
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Planetary Nebula
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Constellation
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Camelopardalis
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Distance
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4,240 light years
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Magnitude
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13.0
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Size
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0.863 arc-min
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Image
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Date
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2009-01-12
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Place
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Bixhoma Observatory (H33)
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Exposure Data
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Lum 12 mins @ -20C
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Lum 12x1 min
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Notes
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All filters binned 2x2
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Equipment
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Optics
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Meade 12" RCX-400
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Focal Length
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1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer)
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Mount
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Meade RCX-400
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Camera
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SBIG ST-10XME w/AO7
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Focuser
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JMI Focuser with RoboFocus
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Filters
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CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB
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Software
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TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6
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Reprocessed on 12/11/2022
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