Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC1788 (Reflection Nebula in Orion)

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Date & Time: Dec 10 2020, from 20:41 to 21:48 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow 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


NGC1788 / Reflection Nebula, type 1 R
R.A.05h 06m 55.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-03° 20' 15" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.5×3.0'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
Other IDsLBN 916
In western region of Orion, a reflection nebula of NGC1788 with a size of 5 arc minutes has been positioned. We can find out the nebula about 2 degrees north of beta Eri. NGC1788 is glittering starlight in front of dark nebula distributing around this field. You can see fairly complicated structures in center of the nebula.



Around Hind's variable nebula to Sh2-239
NGC1973

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