The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of some 5,000 light-years from Earth) and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter. The radiation from the young stars excites the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses. (Wikipedia)
Technical card
Imaging telescope or lens:Altair Astro RC250-TT 10" RC Truss Tube
Imaging camera:ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mount:Skywatcher AZ EQ-6 GT
Guiding telescope or lens:Celestron OAG Deluxe
Guiding camera:QHYCCD QHY5III174
Focal reducer:Astro-Physics CCDT67 – 0.67x Reducer
Software:Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Filter:Optolong Ha 7nm 36mm
Accessories:MoonLite CSL 2.5" Focuser with High Res Stepper Motor, ZWO EFW
Resolution: 4656×3520
Dates: Jan. 11, 2018, Jan. 12, 2018
Frames: Optolong Ha 7nm 36mm: 18×600" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1×1
Integration: 3.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 24.98 days
Avg. Moon phase: 21.82%
Astrometry.net job: 2043011
RA center: 97.722 degrees
DEC center: 5.049 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.538 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 87.312 degrees
Field radius: 0.436 degrees
Locations: Berga Resort, Berga, Barcelona, Spain
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