Nebula Cederblad 6 in Cassiopeia | Schulman Telescope

Nebula Cederblad 6 in Cassiopeia | Schulman Telescope

Cederblad 6 is an emission nebula located inside the Milky Way, around 2,800 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is also catalogued as Sh2-171 in the Sharpless Catalogue 1. 

Technical Details

Optics: Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope

Camera: SBIG STX16803

The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Caption Acknowledgements: UA/Wikipedia

Image Date: Nov. 1, 2014

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