Deep Sky Object in Winter
IC466 (Diffused Nebula in Monoceros)


Date & Time: Dec 24 2022, from 24:38 to 25:32 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


IC466 / Diffused Nebula, type 1 E+R
R.A.07h 08m 39.2s (2000.0)
Dec.-04°19' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size1.0'
Real Size3 light yrs.
Magnitude -
Distance9780 light yrs.
Other IDsSH2 -288, LBN 1013
This image has captured a small emission nebula at 4 degrees south of delta Mon in central region of the constellation. Although the nebula has only an arc minutes in diameter, its fairly higher surface brightness enables us to take pictures comparatively clearly through telescopes with long focal lengths.



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