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February 2022, 2022 Jason Matter February 2022, 2022 Jason Matter

The False Twins : SH2-216 & SH2-221

Image Description and Details : This is a 4 panel mosaic done over multiple nights and requiring more than 120 hours. It was captured from Andalusia in Spain using a AP130GTX refractor on top of a 10Micron mount.
The colour scheme is HSO with added RGB stars. The following frames were captured :
- Ha : 244 X 600s
- OIII : 220 X 600s
- Sii : 220 X 600
- RGB : for each 60 X 180

Copyright: F Drevon

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February 2022, 2022 Jason Matter February 2022, 2022 Jason Matter

Galaxy NGC 2683

Image Description and Details :

NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Lynx. It was nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on February 5, 1788.
Captured in my private observatory near Kyiv, Ukraine, during Nov-Dec 2020 by 350 mm Newton, SBIG-8300 STT, worked up by PixInsight. Total exposure time is about 30 hours.

Copyright: Edward Popovitch, Ukraine

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February 2022, 2022 Jason Matter February 2022, 2022 Jason Matter

Double cluster in Puppis (M46 and M47) and their little companion NGC 2438 (with particular)

Image Description and Details :

In the direction of the constellation of the Puppis there is this pair of open clusters cataloged by Charles Messier as M46 and M47. On closer inspection, in the direction of M46 there is a very small planetary nebula cataloged as NGC 2438, the remnant of a stellar explosion that left a white dwarf at its center. NGC 2438 is 2900 light years away from us and has an extension of "just" 4.5 light years.

Scope: Skywatcher ED80 reduced @480mm, f6.0
Camera: Qhy168c @-15°C, gain 10, offset 50, with reducer DELUXE Artesky 0.8x and Optolong L_Pro filter
Guide: finderscope Konus 50/180 and Asi224Mc
Mount: Skywatcher Eq6r Pro
Accessories: Zwo EAF
Management system: Raspberry PI4 with Stellarmate OS remotely controlled with Windows 10
Acquisition software: Kstars/Ekos
Frames: 18x300" calibrated with flat, dark and bias
Stacking and post-production softwares: AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight and Photoshop
Location: Ferrara (Italy), Bortle 6, SQM 19,22

Copyright: Massimo Di Fusco

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2022, February 2022 Jason Matter 2022, February 2022 Jason Matter

IC2944 The Running Chicken Nebula

Image Description and Details : 1) Telescope : Planewave CDK17, Camera : SBIG SXTL 11002 with AOX, Tracking : Paramount
2) Telescope : Riccardi-Honders 305, Camera : SBIG SXTL 16200, Tracking : Paramount
Location : Observatory EI Sauce, Chile / Australia

Total 44+ hours SHO data by CDK17 and RH305
Image processing : Pixinsight, Photoshop

Copyright: Image captured : Martin Pugh
Image processing : Rocco Sung

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