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ROOISAND Remote @ Rooisand Desert Ranch
Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4 QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS - H-alpha/LRGB filter
Skywatcher EQ8
H-alpha 140x5 min / L 72x5min / RGB 40x5 min each filter
27 h 40 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced data acquisition by: Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
CG 4 in Puppis
Cometary Globule / Dark Nebula
~22‘
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Pup
2023-10-13+14+15+18+19+20+21+22+2330 + 2023-11-01+03+04
1 300 ly
Notes:
CG 4, (God's Hand), is a star-forming region. It is one of several objects referred to as "cometary globules", because its shape is similar to that of a comet. It has a dense head formed of gas and dust, which is around 1.5 ly in diameter, and an elongated faint tail around 8 ly in length.