Eskimo Nebula
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IMAGE DETAILS

THE ESKIMO NEBULA (NGC 2392), GETS ITS NAME AS IT RESEMBLES A HEAD WITH A PARKA HOOD AROUND IT, NOT SO OBVIOUS IN THIS IMAGE THOUGH. THE ESKIMO NEBULA IS A PLANETARY NEBULA IN THE CONSTELLATION GEMINI FORMED WHEN A SUN LIKE STAR SHED ITS OUTER LAYERS ABOUT 10,000 YEARS AGO.

CAPTURE AND PROCESSING INFORMATION

CAMERA :  SBIG ST2000XM WITH CFW8

TELESCOPE :  8"SCT @ F/6.3

MOUNT :  LOSMANDY G-11

GUIDING :  UNGUIDED

COOLING :  -20 DEGREES

LRGB :  20/12/10/11

BINNING : L1X1 / RGB2X2

IMAGE SCALE : 1.21 ARCSEC/PIXEL

ACQUISITION : CCDSOFT

 PROCESSED : MAXIM DL, IMAGESPLUS, PHOTOSHOP

NOTES : THIS IMAGE IS A 100% CROP DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH IMAGES NOT DOWNLOADING PROPERLY FROM THE CCD CAMERA, VARIOUS PARTS OF EACH SUB EXPOSURE TAKEN HAD HORIZONTAL SPLITS IN RANDOM AREAS.

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