The Dragon's Egg Nebula
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NGC 6164 - Emission Nebula in Norma
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:60 G:60 B:60 minutes
Sub Exposures: Ha:20x30min Oiii:20x30min R:20x3min G:20x3min B:20x3min Unbinned
Image acquired with Voyager
Processed in Pixinsight and Adobe Photoshop
Taken April, May 2025 from Deep Space Remote Observatories - South at ObsTech El Sauce Observatory, Chile
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