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At a distance of 30,000 light years from the Sun, NGC 6144 lies well beyond the dusty regions around
the star Antares through which its light shines. This places it about three times further away than
the more famous globular cluster M4 located nearby. The light from NGC 6144 travels through a lot of
intervening dust as well as the yellow coloured nebula around the bright star Antares and this
contributes significantly to its beautiful yellow-red colouring.
Orion Optics AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress SXVF-H694, SX USB CFW, SX OAG unit + Atlas Focuser
LRGB = 200min 35 35 35min = 5hrs total exposure (bin 1X1) Astronomik filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar
Comments
Taken over 3 nights, clear, no moon, variable seeing
Equipment setup:
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/151108788/original
Some links to equipment used to take this image:
Orion Optics UK
http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/
StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment
http://www.sxccd.com/products
Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:
http://www.flicamera.com/
Astro Shop (Aus)
http://www.astroshop.com.au/
Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:
http://www.astro-electronic.de/
Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:
http://www.astronomik.com/en/home
http://www.gerdneumann.net/
MSB Software & Astroart 5
http://www.msb-astroart.com/
Catseye Collimation
http://www.catseyecollimation.com/
STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:
http://www.staratlaspro.com/
Copyright Michael Sidonio 2024
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