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| Common Name |
IC 4604 |
| Formal Name |
IC 4604 |
| Date |
11/21/2007 |
| Constellation |
Ophiuchus |
| Location |
BrewSky Observatory, Casa Grande, AZ |
| Equipment |
Takahashi FSQ106ED, QSI683wsg camera |
| Temperature |
−15°C |
| Exposures |
| # |
Exp (sec) |
Filter |
Bin |
Net Time (hr) |
| 18 |
900 |
Blue |
1x1 |
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| 18 |
900 |
Green |
1x1 |
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| 14 |
900 |
Red |
1x1 |
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Total |
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12.5 hrs |
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| Processing |
Imaged by ACP/Maxim.
Processed in PixInsight.
RGB image using Synthetic Luminance = sum of RGB integrated frames. |
| Notes |
- Distance 400 ly
- IC 4604 is a large, blue reflection nebula located in Ophiuchus. The nebula is illuminated by Rho Ophiuchi, the triple star at the center of this image. - http://cs.astronomy.com/asy/m/nebulae/490550.aspx
- The bright stars illuminating the IC 4603 and IC 4604 reflection nebulae are about 400 to 440 light years distant from Earth. - http://jthommes.com/Astro/IC4603.htm
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