IC 1284 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius about 5540 light years distant.

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IC 1284 is an emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius about 5540 light years distant. Adjacent to it are the reflection nebulae NGC 6589 (IC 1283) and NGC 6590. Reflection nebulae do not appear as bright with this colour filter.

Total image time was 2 hours and 10 min.

Exposure13x10 min.
ISO3200
CameraNikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]
Optics120mm Skywatcher Esprit on a Celestron CGX mount
GuidingZWO ASI224MC using Phd2
ControllerKstars on MeLe Quieter 3C
FilterTriad Quad Ultra
LocationLower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date2023-08-02
PixInsight Processing
Dynamic Background Extractor
BlurXTerminator
NoiseXTerminator
Generalize Hyperbolic Stretch
CurvesTransformation
CloneStamp
Dynamic Crop

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