| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: IC423 - Tear Drop Nebula | |
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| Object | IC423 - Tear Drop Nebula |
| Comment |
The central region of Orion's belt contains numerous features produced by interstellar gaseous material. One such object is a dim reflection nebula known as the Tear Drop (IC423). The dusty characteristics of the nebula reflects light from two bright stars nearby, Alnilam (mag 1.6) and Mintaka (mag 2.2). The Tear Drop Nebula resides 1,500 lightyears away. This image is a LRGB composite utilising a synthetic luminance channel. Data acquired on the Lightbuckets 24" RCOS. IC423 is not often imaged at such long focal lengths given its proximity to bright stars...I can understand why...What problem? ;) |
| Optics | RCOS 24" F/8 (4876 mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Alta U42 - 1x1 bin (image scale .57 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | RCOS Professional Series Equatorial Fork |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 2.5 hours (L:60min,RGB:30min respectively) |
| Date | 17/02/2009 |