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LBN603

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

Date & Location: 09-08-2018 Palomar Mountain, CA.
Exposure: LRGB 345-70-70-70, L=23x15 RGB 7x10 ea. (bin 1x1)
Optics: Telescope Engineering Company APO110FL w/ TEC FF @ f/5.74, 631mm using the Optec FocusLynx.
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 6.10, Photoshop CS5, CCDStack, Topaz Labs.

Notes: Sky conditions: Above average seeing, Light winds @ 5, Temp 67°
Cropped Image Field of view is 185x185 North Left, Image Scale 2.94 arcsec/pix.
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LBN603 contains three major elements LDN1296, LDN1295 and TGU H809, the brightest of the three. LBN objects also have a brightness scale, (1) being the brightest, and (6) being the dimmest. LBN603 rates at 6 on the scale.
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