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NGC 1999 -- Nebula

Object

Type

Reflection Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Distance

1,500 light years

Magnitude

9.0

Size

1.5 arc-min

Image

Date

2010-09-05

Place

Heart of America Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 15 mins @ -15C

C 3x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/23/2022