NGC 6781 (Aql)

NGC 6781 (Aql)

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Date/Site: August 18th, 2010, AAR-observatory in Presberg
Exposure/
Filter:
R: 8 x 300 seconds, G: 12 x 300 seconds, B: 6 x 300 seconds (-15°C)
Camera: SBIG ST10XME, CFW9 with SBIG LRGB-filters, AO-8, RCC1 Coma-corrector
Optics/
Instrument:
26cm-Newton on Gemini 41 Observatory
Focusing with Robofocus
Darks, flats, deblooming, alignment and stacking: MaximDL 5,
Levels and curves: Photoshop CS3.

Somehow off the beaten path the planetary nebula NGC 6781 lies in Aquila, the eagle. For this picture only RGB-frames were used. Instead of green I should have used the time for red and blue frames.

© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision:  03.12.2023