The Dreyer's Nebula Complex

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Written By Charles Lillo

Image Title: The Dreyer's Nebula Complex

Copyright: Copyright: Aidan Kingshot

Date image was taken: December 11, 2024

Location (was image taken with remote scope?): Remote telescope hosted in Arizona (non-commercial independent facility)

Image Description and Details: Dreyer's Nebula (IC 447) is a reflection nebula in Monoceros, forming one end of the Monoceros R1 star-forming filament (with IC 446 being at the other). Two other reflection nebulae (NGC 2245 and 2247) are situated close by. Visible on the right hand side of the image is the edge of the hydrogen region around the Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster.

Acquisition Details:
-Hydrogen: 92x900"
-Luminance: 109x600" + 30x120"
-Per Red/Green/Blue: 43x600" + 30x120"
Total: 66.7hrs

Equipment Details: Telescope: TS100Q
Mount: iOptron GEM45
Camera: QHY 533M
Filters: Optolong LRGB + Antlia 3nm Ha
ZWO EAF
Guiding: QHY OAG-S and QHY 5-III-462C
MiniPC running NINA
Processed in PixInsight with DeepSNR, BlurX, StarX

Name: Aidan Kingshott

Email: aidankingshott47@gmail.com

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