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Offline RickS

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CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« on: 2018 February 19 03:19:30 »
As a follow on to the CTA 1 I posted recently...

Supernova remnant CTB 1 in Cassiopeia is the remains of a violently exploding star. It's approximately 10,000 light-years away and occurred between 7,500 and 11,000 years ago.

Captured at SRO California, Aug-Nov, 2017.

Scope: Ceravolo C300 @ f/4.9 = 1470mm FL
Mount: AP1100
Camera: FLI PL16803
Filters: Astrodon
Image scale: 1.26 arcsec/pixel (Drizzled to double res)
Exposures: 11x300s R, 11x300s G, 11x300s B, 49x1800s Ha, 53x1800 Oiii, 55x1800s Sii (total: 81.25 hours)
Processing: PixInsight 1.8.5

Processing credit: Rick Stevenson
Acquisition credit: Scott Johnson, Augusto Hernandez, John Kasianowicz, Daniele Malleo, Jose Mtanous and Rick Stevenson


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Re: CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« Reply #1 on: 2018 February 19 05:17:40 »
Hi Rick,
Great image , and great processing, well balanced, like it very much.  :surprised:
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Re: CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« Reply #2 on: 2018 February 19 13:09:24 »
Thanks very much, Antoine!

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Re: CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« Reply #3 on: 2018 February 20 00:52:52 »
Very nice.

When I  grow up I .....   :)

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Re: CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« Reply #4 on: 2018 February 20 02:27:39 »
Thanks, Kolec  :D

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Re: CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« Reply #5 on: 2018 February 23 01:09:34 »
An awesome image !
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Re: CTB 1 - supernova remnant in Cassiopeia
« Reply #6 on: 2018 February 23 01:23:21 »
An awesome image !

Thanks, IƱaki!