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LBN 603 / Dark Nebula

Classification: Dark Nebula
Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)
Object Location: Ra 00h 44m 59s Dec +52° 20’29” (center)
Size & Distance: Not available

Date & Location: 10-16-2020 Little Blair Valley, CA.
Exposure: LRGB 170-60-60-60, L=17x10 RGB 4x15
Optics: Telescope Engineering Company APO180FL w/TEC FF@ f/7.2 / FLI-Atlas focuser / F/L 1296mm.
Mount: Astro-Physics 1200 GTOCP4 / ATS 10x36 pier.
Camera: FLI-PL16803 @-25c / FLI CFW5-7 / Guided by SBIG ST-I / w OAG.
Filters: Astrodon G2 50mm sq LRGB
Software: MaxImDL 6.11, Photoshop CC, CCDStack, Topaz Studio.

Notes: Sky conditions: Above average seeing, Temp range 60°- 45°
Image Field of view is 95x95 North Down Image Scale 1.41 arcsec/pix
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On the LBN brightness scale of 1-6, LBN603 rates at #6 The dimmest.
LBN603 contains three major elements LDN1296, LDN1295 and TGU H809, the brightest of the three.