IC 349 - Barnard's Merope Nebula
IC 349 - Barnard's Merope Nebula |
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Object data of IC349 |
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| Object type: | Reflection nebula | |
| Size: | 0.5' | |
| Magnitude: | 13mag | |
| Constellation: | Tau | |
| Distance: | 440 Ly | |
| Notes: | IC 349, also known as Barnard's Merope Nebula, is a reflection nebula which lies only 0.06 light years from the star Merope in the Pleiades cluster. Because of the proximity of this nebula to Merope, its envelope is undergoing disruption by either the star's radiation pressure, the stellar wind, or both. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2020-02-08 until 2020-03-08 (6 nights) | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | TEC APO 200 FL with TEC flattener-reducer 0.9x (f=1490mm) | |
| Camera: | QSI 660wsg-8 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | ASA DDM85 | |
| Exposure time: | L 37x2min / R 18x2min / G 18x2min / B 18x2min | |
| Exposure time total: | 3h 02min | |
| Notes: | Luminance captured in nights with full moon | |
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