vdB 96

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vdB 96 Reflection Nebula in Canis Major – IAS Remote, Hakos, Namibia – Feb 2023 – LHaRGB v2

A lesser known object, the reflection nebula vdB 96 in Canis Major. The vdB catalog was originally published in 1966 by Sidney van den Bergh and contains 159 reflection nebulae.

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IAS – Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V. – Hakos Observatory, Namibia
IAS remote telescope “Lukas”
IAS 10″ Newton f/4.5, 10Micron GM3000 HPS, QHY268M, Chroma LRGB, Ha (8nm) filters
59x L, 30x R, 25x G, 26x B 120s, 24x Ha 300s, mode 1, gain 56, offset 30, -10C, 10/20 flats, 13/15 darks, 100 bias
Total time: 24000s / 6h40
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight WBPP
Image processing: PixInsight, StarNet2, BlurXTerminator, Lightroom

astrofotografie, astronomie, astronomy, astrophotography, canis major, emission nebula, emissionsnebel, großer hund, reflection nebula, star, stars, stern, sterne, vdb, vdb96
vdB 96 Reflection Nebula in Canis Major – IAS Remote, Hakos, Namibia – Feb 2023 – LHaRGB v2 Annotated