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Object Info
Object Name Gum Nebula including the Vela Supernova Remnant
Type Emission Nebula;
Location Centered at RA: 08h 31m 38.8s Dec: -44°07'12"
Constellation Vela, Puppis
Magnitude ?
Size ?
Distance ?
Age ?
Dimensions 40 x 30 degrees
Image Field 12 x 8 degrees
Notes A Schuler (10nm) Hydrogen Alpha Filter was used for the Luminance channel.

Taken from: Tin Shed Observatory
Gold Coast, Queensland
Long - Lat = 153:23.54E - 27:56.8S
On: 27-May-2004, 28-May-2004, 31-May-2004, 4th-June-2004



Image Info
Telescope Asahi 50mm Super-Takumar f1.4 camera lens 3 stops down.
Focal Length 70mm (f1.4)
Telescope guiding None
Telescope control Astrometric Sky Walker II
CCD camera SBIG ST-10xe
Camera cooling Regulated Thermoelectric
Camera pixels 2184 x 1472 x 6.8um
Image scale 28 arcseconds per pixel unbinned
Processed with: Mira A/P, Maxim DL, Photoshop
Exposure Ha = 380 minutes taken as 3-minutes unbinned.
Image Calibrations All sub-images Dark Subtracted, Flat Fielded.