The Pencil Nebula
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NGC 2736 - The Pencil Nebula in Vela
Image Processing by Bob Fera
Data acquisition by Bob Fera and Steve Mandel
PlaneWave CDK-17 17" f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain
10Micron GM4000 Mount
Moravian C3-61000 Pro Camera
Chroma Filters
HaOiiiRGB Composite - Ha:600 Oiii:600 R:120 G:120 B:110 minutes
Sub Exposures: Ha:20x30min Oiii:20x30min R:12x10min G:12x10min B:11x10min Unbinned
Image acquired with Voyager
Processed in Pixinsight, CCDStack and Adobe Photoshop
Taken February 2025 from Deep Space Remote Observatories - South at ObsTech El Sauce Observatory, Chile