Barnard 252 Dolphin Dark Nebula

Barnard 252 Dolphin Dark Nebula 3 weeks ago 256 views4584×45845.14 MB

Jerry Macon

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El Sauce Observatory, Río Hurtado (Coquimbo Region), CL

Sco

17h 15m 0s · -32° 11′ 7″

0.37°

0.41″/px

1.20°N

Integration

Lum/Clear	25×600″	4h 10′	31 Jul 2021	51%
R	22×600″	3h 40′	3 Jun 2021	38%
G	16×600″	2h 40′	30 Aug 2021	48%
B	17×600″	2h 50′	6 Sep 2021	0%
Totals		13h 20′	4 days in 2021	34%

Lum/Clear	25×600″=4h 10′
31 Jul 2021	51%

R	22×600″=3h 40′
3 Jun 2021	38%

G	16×600″=2h 40′
30 Aug 2021	48%

B	17×600″=2h 50′
6 Sep 2021	0%

Totals	13h 20′
4 days in 2021	34%

Equipment

Telescope	PlanewaveCDK24
Camera	QHYCCDQHY600 Pro M
Mount	Mathis InstrumentsMI-1000G/1250
Filters	AstrodonGen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue 50 mm AstrodonGen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 50 mm AstrodonGen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum 50 mm AstrodonGen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Red 50 mm AstrodonH-alpha 3nm 50 mm AstrodonOIII 3nm 50 mm AstrodonSII 3nm 50 mm
Software	Pleiades AstrophotoPixInsight Russell Croman AstrophotographyBlurXTerminator Russell Croman AstrophotographyNoiseXTerminator

Objects

LDN 1698 LDN 1699 LDN 1701 B252

Description

Barnard 252 is a dark nebula located in the constellation of Scorpius.
It is also listed in Lynds Dark Nebula catalog as LDN 1698.
Due to its shape it is often referred to as the Dark Dolphin Nebula.
B252, B 252

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