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LDN1355 / Helping Hand

Classification: Dark Nebula LDN1355 /57 /58 LBN 643, Reflection Nebula VdB 7 /9, Bright Nebula VdB 8
Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)
Object Location: Ra 02h 53m 20s Dec +68° 55’38” (current) (centered)
Size & Distance: NA Apx 1400 light years.

Date & Location: 11-24-2022 Little Blair Valley, CA.
Exposure: LRGB 420,150,140, 140. L-28 x15, R-15x10, GB 14x10
Optics: Telescope Engineering Company APO110FL w/ TEC FF @ f/5.74, 631mm, FLI-Atlas focuser.
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTOCP4 / ATS 8x36 Pier.
Camera: FLI-PL16803 @-25c / FLI CFW5-7 / Guided by SBIG ST-I / w OAG.
Filters: Astrodon G2 LRGB
Software: MaxImDL 6.11, CCDStack, Topaz Studio, Photoshop CC,

Notes: Sky conditions: Above average seeing, No wind, Temp range, low 40’s, to a low of 21°
Image Field of view is 196 x 196 Image Scale 2.94 arcsec/pix North/DN
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This image is comprised of many objects. Dark Nebulas, LDN 1355, 1357, 1358. Bright Nebula, LBN 645. Reflection Nebulas VdB7, 8, 9.
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