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IC1318 (SOUTHWEST PORTION - NEAR GAMMA CYGNI)

IC1318 (SOUTHWEST PORTION - NEAR GAMMA CYGNI)

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Object Notes:
  • Constellation: Cygnus
  • Location: RA: 20h 28m 24s Dec: 39d 54m 00s
  • Type: Diffuse/Dark Nebula
Instrument: Ritchey-Chretien 32" Telescope
Focal Ratio: f7.2 (prime focus)
Film: Fuji Provia 400 35mm Slide Film (unhypered)
Exposure: 160 minutes
Camera: Nikon F4 (with DW21 6x finder and type M focusing screen)
See Photo/Guiding Equipment.
Custom camera/guider/telescope adapters made by PreciseParts.
Guiding: Off-Axis with STV Autoguider (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)
(See product review in May, 2003 issue of Astronomy magazine.)
See Photo/Guiding Equipment.
Date: 9/30/03

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