RCW 55

RCW 55
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RCW 55

RCW 55 is a HII region located about15,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina.
This HII or star-forming region is associated with one O8 V and six B-class stars according to Pinheiro et.al.. It lies in the midst of the Carina arc, about half way between the Car OB2 association and the massive star formation region RCW 49.

This HSO-image was acquired with CHI-1, data from 6 one click observations.

Total integration time: 360 minutes
HSO 12 subs of 600s with each filter.
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
22/02/2022 and 20/03/2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
HSO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
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