2006-12-07 05:29:34 · 5 answers · asked by amir_amaturastro 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
What you can take a picture of, depends greatly on your telescope.
The North American nebula is located at 20h 59m 17.1s Right Ascension, +44° 31′ 44″ declination.
There are better, and easier nebula to photograph as well. The Orion Nebula is one of my favorites, located in Orion's belt at 05h 35m 17.3s Right Ascension, -05° 23′ 28″ Declination. It is one of the brightest, and can be seen with the naked eye.
The Eagle Nebula is at 18h 18m 48s Right Ascension, -13° 49′ Declination.
The Crab Nebula is at 05h 34m 31.97s Right Ascension, +22° 00′ 52.1″ Declination.
2006-12-07 05:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by Pecos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need a telescope and a camera capable of long exposures. The North America Nebula can just barely be seen with the naked eye on a very dark, clear night so you need the telescope first of all to gather all the light from it that you can. Also, the telescope will be needed to stay locked onto the nebula as it moves across the sky, otherwise your long-exposure photo will just be a smudgy smear.
2006-12-07 05:41:50 · answer #2 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The North American Nebula is a moderately tough one. Like any other nebula, dark skies, auto-guider, long exposure and fast camera. A UHC or Oxygen III filter will help a lot for bringing out detail. It's much easier in the summer when it's directly overhead.
2006-12-07 05:39:13 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-10 02:03:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a big object! In the good old days of 35mm I'd have recommended a 135-400mm lens and piggyback on the main 'scope. If you can attach a camera lens to a CCD camera then that's the way to go, otherwise you may have to do it as a mosaic.
2006-12-07 05:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋