NGC 281 & ABELL 2
Optic: Canon 400 mm f:5.6 L.
Camera: Modified Baader Canon 350D (Halpha pass filter - see
here) at ISO800. Mount: Takashi EM200.
Exposure: 24 minutes (12
x 2 minutes). Processing: Iris
software. Observatory: Pic du Midi (altitude 2860 meters, french Pyrénées).
Date: July 26, 2006.
The diffuse nebula NGC 281
(SH2-184) and the small planetary nebula Abell 2 (PK122-4.1). Image sclaled
by a factor 0.5.
Crop of the Abell 2 region
(Magnitude = 16.3, size = 36"). Original scale of the EOS 350D image.
