Trifid of the North Nebula

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"NGC 1579 is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation of Perseus. It is referred to as the Northern Trifid because of its similar appearance to the Trifid Nebula, which is located in the southern celestial hemisphere of the sky. It is a H II region, a region of star formation."

 

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Date :  October 2016 and 2017
Location : Backridge Observatory, Spruce Knob, West Virginia

Equipment used :
 Lens or telescope -- Homemade 16" Newtonian with MPCC
 Mount -- AP 1200
 Camera -- QSI 683wsg with Lodestar 2x guider


Acquistion Software : ACP, MaxIm DL, Focusmax
Processing Software : PixInsight, Photoshop

Exposure Detail : HaRGB combine   Total hours  17.5

Filter

# exposures

Time (sec)

Binning

Red

39

300

2x2

Green

36

300

2x2

Blue

39

300

2x2

Ha

24

1200

2x2

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