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) |