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| Optics | TEC APO 110FL with Flattener at f/5.6 |
| Mount | AstroPhysics 1200GoTo |
| Camera | Moravian G3-16200 |
| Filters | Astrodon L, R, G, B |
| Date | 25 June - 7 July 2019 |
| Location | Tivoli Astrofarm, Namibia |
| SQM-L | 21.7-22.0 |
| Exposure |
LRGB = 3-1.67-2.5-2.83 hours total: 10h |
| FWHM | 3.4 |
| Software | CCDAutoPilot, MaxIm DL, PixInsight, Photoshop CS6 |
| Notes | Average object altitude ~30 degrees. |
The Chamaeleon II Cloud is a nearby star forming region (at a distance of about 160 parsec or 520 lightyears). Two crops at the full image scale (~2 arcsec/pixel) are given below:
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