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NGC 7008
NGC 7008 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus at a distance of 2800 light years.
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Nomenclature
: NGC 7008, PK 93+5.2, Fetus Nebula
Right Ascension: 21:00:32.5
Declination:  +54:32:36.18
Size: 1.4x1.1 arc min
Discovery: William Herschel in 1787
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Astrodon 5nm H-Alpha filter: 13x900" bin 1x1
Astrodon Blue: 16x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Green: 20x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon Lum: 20x300" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3 nm: 16x1800" bin 1x1
Astrodon OIII 3 nm: 11x900"
Astrodon Red: 20x300" bin 1x1
Total Integration:
20.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.118 degrees
Capture dates: 17-19 August 2020
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
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