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    | Object name: | 
    IC 1318 - Butterfly nebula | 
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    Optics: | 
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    TEC 110 f/5.6 Fluorit Apo-refractor | 
  
   
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    Objekt type: | 
    Emission nebula | 
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    Focal lenght:  | 
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    616 
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    Constellation: | 
    Cygnus | 
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    Camera: | 
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    FLI ML 16803-65 | 
  
   
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    Location / Date: | 
    Remseck 
      / 15. November 2011 | 
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    Exposure: | 
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    6 
      x 1200 sec H-alpha / 6 x 1200 sec OIII / 6 x 1200 sec SII / 1 x 300 sec RGB | 
  
   
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    Distance: | 
    approx. 
      3700 ly | 
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    Filters: | 
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    Baader H-alpha filter 7 nm / OIII-filter 8.5 nm / SII-filter 8 nm | 
  
   
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    Apparent dimensions: | 
    approx. 
    240' | 
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    Mount: | 
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    10micron 
    GM2000 HPS | 
  
   
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    Real dimensions:  | 
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    Autoguiding: | 
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    Off-Axis Guider - SX Lodestar | 
  
   
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    Brightness: | 
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    Software: | 
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    MaxIm DL 
    / Registar / Photoshop CS3 | 
  
   
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    Position 
      (R.A. / DEC): | 
    20h 
      22.2' / +40° 15' 00" | 
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    Image processing: | 
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    Tone-Mapping-Method / real colors | 
  
   
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      Explanation: 
      IC 1318 - also known as the "Butterfly Nebula" is a huge emission nebula around the bright star Sadr (Gamma-Cygni) 
         
        The colors are mapped to real colors: 
           
        light-red = H-alpha 
        dark-red = SII 
      cyan= OIII 
colored stars overlay 
       
        
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