[AZ-Observing] Re: A "Special" Target...
- From: Albert Barr <ajbarr@xxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 13:13:46 -0700
Nice capture David. I cheated and got some good Ha data on this object a few
weeks ago remotely from Australia.
Albert
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49526053@N04/14611769381/
On Jul 20, 2014, at 1:00 PM, David M. Douglass <dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I got a good target last night. Kind of special, so thought I might share
> it. The target was SH2-8, and is sometimes also known as NGC-6334, and known
> as the Cats Paw or Bears Paw Nebulae. This is one of the Astronomical
> Leagues Bright Nebulae targets.
>
> What made this one extra special, is what I had to do to capture it. It is a
> Southern Sky object, and at its peak, is only at 18 degrees elevation. This
> is below my wall height for the observatory. So, I had to set up the travel
> mount (CG-5) in the back yard. I was dodging all kinds of obstacles,
> including roof lines, low height vegetation, roof top refrigeration units,
> palm trees, and some clouds. Normally, that is not too much of a problem, but
> this is a Ha filter image, and the frames were 20-min exposures. The level of
> complication rose dramatically.
>
> But the result was good, and the final image (stack of 3) is definitely a
> keeper. You can see the final result here, if interested:
> http://www.az-dahut.net/Obs-Log-Sheets/SH2-0008-07192014.jpg
>
> Any and all comments are welcomed.
>
> David M. Douglass
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> david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (main)
> Cell (602) 908-9092
>
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