NGC 6164 - The Dragon's Egg

NGC 6164 is a bipolar emission nebula of about 4 light years across and is approximately 4,200 light-years away from earth. It is in the southern constellation of Norma. It is currently heading towards us at approximately 53.9 kilometers per second. This image was processed using HOO - Ha to red, Oiii to the green and blue channels.

 

Equipment Details:

• 8 Inch Skywatcher Quattro Carbon Fibre F4.0 Newtonian Reflector

• Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount

• SBIG STT 8300m CCD Camera cooled to -20'c

• SBIG FW8G-STT Filter Wheel

• Baader 36mm unmounted Ha, Sii and Oiii filters

• SKywatcher BD 102mm Guide Scope

• Meade DSIii CCD Guide Camera

• Polemaster for polar alignment

• Processed using PixInsight

 

Exposure Details:

• Ha 20 X 300 seconds - Bin 1x1

• Oiii 20 X 300 seconds - Bin 1x1

• Cooled at -20'c

 

Total Integration Time: 3 hours and 20 minutes

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