Michael A. Stecker
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NGC 1360 -- "Robin Egg Nebula"
This is a planetary nebula in the southern constellation Fornax. It was photographrd by James Foster from his home in Pinon Pines California.  Its shape and color resemble a Robin's egg.
file: NGC1360-CDK17-HRGBOIII2A-JRF-MASed.jpg

Photographic Data
telescope:
James Foster's Planewave CDK17 telescope at f/6.8

mount:
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO

guiding hardware:
Off-axis


imaging camera:
ZWO ASI2600MM

filters:
Clear, red, green, blue, Hydrogen-alpha (3 nm), Oxygen III (3 nm)

total exposure time:
480 minutes or 8 hours

processing:
Maxim-DL and Photoshop

photographic site:
Pinion Pines near Frazier Park California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevation)