The Headphones nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lynx. It is approximately 1600 light years away. The central star is a very blue white dwarf.
This image is a combination of primarily narrowband data (30 hours) with about 10 hours of RGB data to capture natural colour stars.
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Telescope: Esprit 120 -
Camera: ASI1600 MM Pro -
Filters: Antlia Ha, Oiii and RGB -
Integration time: 38 hours -
Guide camera: 290 mm mini -
Control unit: Primalucelab Eagle -
Mount: EQ8r Pro -
Pre-Processing: Pixinsight -
Post-Processing: Pixinsight and Photoshop -
Location: El Claro Noche Observatory, Kelowna