IC 1318, Butterfly Nebula



  • Exposure time: 160 minutes (16x 600s)
  • Processing: Nebulosity (pre-processing, stacking & DDP); Adobe Photoshop CS2 (post-processing)
  • Lens/telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106ED (4.2") quadruplet ED refractor at f/5 with IDAS LPS-P2 filter
  • Camera: QHY8 one-shot colour CCD (Gain: 0, Offset: 115)
  • Mount: Losmandy GM-8
  • Guidescope: Vixen 70/400 mm + ST-4
  • Location: Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
  • Date: June 23, 2009

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