Barnard 283 in Scorpius
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CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE VIEW (1800x1329) Scope: Zenithstar 66 mm refractor at f/4.6, Location: Laguna Mountains, CA 8 June 2013 Camera: Artemis285 Exposure:
11 x 6 min (1x1 bin) exposure with UV/IR block, 9 x 2 min (2x2 bin) RGB
exposures.
Processing: Data
Collection - Artemis Capture (as FITs). Calibrated, stacked (Sigma
Combine), LRGB channel registration, equalization, central gradient removal -
Astroart. Curves, Levels, LRGB combine and finishing - Photoshop.
Final color Calibration with eXcalibrator. This image is a straightforward LRGB
combine with Luminance layering. Final Image size is
approximately 1800x1329. North is up in this image. The
long dark Nebula on the lower part of this image is known as Barnard 283; The dark
nebula on the upper part of the image is generally part of the milky way central
dark lane. Horizontal FOV is 101'
Image center is approximately - Equatorial 2000: RA: 17h 48m 23s Dec: -33°21'28"
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