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VDB 123 - Reflection Nebulae
VDB 123 is one of the 158 reflection nebulae catalogued by Sydney Van Den Bergh, a Canadian astronomer who were born in Netherlands. He published he catalogue in 1966 from a study of the Palomar Sky Survey. This blue reflection nebulae of 9.2 magnitude located in constellation Serpens and it is a part of a much larger dust cloud, also know as Serpens cloud, type of the nebulae that produces stars.
Due to the narrow field of view of my imaging setup, I couldn't get all of the glory of this dark cloud, but I was really interested in getting the reflection nebulae it self. The whole composition of dark clouds obscuring the the star shine of our galaxy making it very mysterious and interesting.
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Technical Info:
Optics : GSO 8" RC + CCDT67 @ F5.4 @ 1058 mm
Camera : Atik - 414 EX Mono + EFW2 Filter Wheel
Filters : Astrodon Gen 2 E-Series - LRGB Filter Set - 1.25"
Mount : NEQ-6 Pro (Self Hypertuned/Belt Mod)
Guiding: Atik OAG + SX Lodestar X2
Acquisition : Sequence Generator Pro (2.5.1.7)
Exposure : Lum (1x1) - 145 x 180 7 Hours 15 Minutes
R (1x1) - 14 x 540 2 Hours 06 Minutes
G (1x1) - 13 x 540 1 Hour 57 Minutes
B (1x1) - 13 x 540 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Total Exp: - 13 Hours 15 Minutes
Processing : PixInsight 1.8 (1123)
