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IC 1848 - Fetus Nebula



 

Object:

IC 1848: Fetus Nebula in Cassiopeia

RA = 02hr 54min; Dec = +60 deg 21 min

Date & Site:
Imaged on 8/27/11; Palomar Mountain
Equipment:

Telescope:Takahashi Sky90 Reftactor (407 mm F4.5)

Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon filters

Notes:

Conditions: 75 degrees; breezy, excellent seeing

Exposures: 90 min each (6 x 15 min subs) Ha (6nm), OIII, SII

FOV = 126 x 85 arc minutes

Distance to the emission-line nebula estimated to be 7500 ly. Color mapped using Hubble palette: Red (SII), Green (Ha), Blue (OIII)