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Telescope: Astro-Physics 180mm EDF f 7 Designation: Sharpless SH2-254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO Constellation: Orion
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding: Custom Off Axis Guider - SBIG ST-402 Guide Camera Type: Nebula. A molecular cloud with 27 thousand solar masses surrounds the Sh 2-254 to Sh 2-258 HII and star formation region.
Exposure Data: Ha, 6.5 hours Position: Center of Image: R.A. 06 hr 13 min , Dec +18 02024'
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3 Date: December 2010
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory