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NGC 2371-2
A bi-polar planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini. It is 4,400 light years from Earth.
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Nomenclature
:  NGC 2371, NGC 2372, Candy Nebula
Right Ascension: 07:25:34.7
Declination: +29:29:25.6
Size: 1 arc min
Discovery: John Louis Emil Dreyer

EQUIPMENT USED
Celestron C11 SCT
10Micron GM1000 HPS mount
QSI683wsg8 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 13x1200 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 11x1200 bin 1x1
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 10x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 12.4 hours
Pixel scale: 0.395 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.186 degrees
Capture dates: 22-26 March 2020
Capture location:  Chiswick, London
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
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