IC 4603, Nebulosity Near Rho Ophiucus
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Image acquisition and processing details:
| Telescope: | Takahashi Epsilon 180, f/2.8 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200 |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-10XME cooled to -20C or -30C, internal guiding. |
| Filters, Exposure Times: | AstroDon Red 12x10min, Green 10x10min, Blue 7x10 min. Additional data was obtained but discarded. |
| Dates: | 4/20-4/21/09. |
| Moon Phase: | Less than 20%. |
| Location: | Texas Star Party 2009, Prude Ranch, Fort Davis, TX. |
| Software: | CCDCommander, MaximDL, FocusMax, TheSky, CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop CS4. |
| Notes: | I also took a wide field image that includes this region with my Canon 50D DSLR, mounted on an AstroTrac. Click Here to see the wide field Milky Way image. |
