NGC 2392 - PK197+17.1

"Eskimo or Clown Face Nebula"

• TYPE:  Planetary Nebula. Type 3b+3b
• RA: 7h 29.2'
• DEC:  +20degrees 59'
• SIZE:  15" X 15"
• VISUAL MAGNITUDE:  9.2
• SURFACE BRIGHTNESS:  10.5
• CONSTELLATION:  Gemini
• DISTANCE:  3000 Light Years
• DIAMETER:  0.6 Light Years

IMAGING INFORMATION

• TELESCOPE:  Celestron C-14, FL 3911 mm, Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector, with JMI NGF-S focuser, on Paramount GT1100 Robotic Mount.
• REDUCER/CORRECTOR:  Celestron 6.3
• CAMERA:  Santa Barbara Instruments, ST-8 Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
• ADAPTIVE OPTICS:  Santa Barbara Instruments AO-7
• FILTER(S):  Clear, Red, Green, Blue
• CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE:  -0 C
• BINNING/RESOLUTION:  1 X1 (1530 X 1020)
• TOTAL EXPOSURE TIME:  120 minutes (30 minuntes each Clear, Red, Green, Blue)
• NUMBER OF IMAGES:  4
• FILM SPEED:  N/A
• DATE/TIME:  10-25-2003 / 05:31:24 UTC
• LOCATION:  Valley Center,  San Diego County, California
• TEMPERATURE:  Unknown
• HUMIDITY:  Unknown

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