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arnaud girault

A nebula with swirling golden clouds and stars.

IC 405 - La nébuleuse de l'étoile flamboyante est située dans la constellation du cocher à environ 1600 année-lumière est une nébuleuse à émission éclairée par l'étoile AE Aurigae

A colorful nebula with stars in deep space

SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standard BITPIX = -32 / number of bits per data pixel NAXIS = 3 / number of data axes NAXIS1 = 6076 / length of data axis 1 NAXIS2 = 4092 / length of data axis 2 NAXIS3 = 3 / length of data axis 3 EXTEND = T / FITS dataset may contain extensions COMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy COMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359H BZERO = 0. / Offset data range to that of unsigned short BSCALE = 1. / Default scaling factor PROGRAM = 'Siril 1.4.2' / Software that created this HDU FILENAME= 'R.fit ' DATE = '2026-03-18T10:57:12' / UTC date that FITS file was created DATE-OBS= '2026-03-11T20:19:42.274978' / YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss observation start, IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT ' / Type of image ROWORDER= 'BOTTOM-UP' / Order of the rows in image array EXPTIME = 120. / [s] Exposure time duration TELESCOP= '120/840 ' / Telescope used to acquire this image FILTER = 'mixed ' / Active filter name FOCALLEN= 840. / [mm] Focal length CENTALT = 59.6870372479456 / [deg] Altitude of telescope CENTAZ = 254.721829756779 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope XBINNING= 1 / Camera binning mode YBINNING= 1 / Camera binning mode XPIXSZ = 3.75999999046326 / [um] Pixel X axis size YPIXSZ = 3.75999999046326 / [um] Pixel Y axis size INSTRUME= 'ZWO ASI2600MM Pro' / Instrument name CCD-TEMP= -4.8 / [degC] CCD temperature SET-TEMP= -5. / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint GAIN = 121 / Sensor gain OFFSET = 1 / Sensor gain offset CVF = 0.190704628825188 / [e-/ADU] Electrons per A/D unit FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / F

Cosmic nebula with swirling clouds of gas and dust

A dark nebula with wispy pink gas and stars.

SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standard BITPIX = -32 / number of bits per data pixel NAXIS = 3 / number of data axes NAXIS1 = 6001 / length of data axis 1 NAXIS2 = 4011 / length of data axis 2 NAXIS3 = 3 / length of data axis 3 EXTEND = T / FITS dataset may contain extensions COMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy COMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359H BZERO = 0 / offset data range to that of unsigned short BSCALE = 1 / default scaling factor DATE = '2025-10-12T09:53:52' / UTC date that FITS file was created DATE-OBS= '2025-10-12T11:51:37' / YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss observation start, UT INSTRUME= ' ' / instrument name OBSERVER= ' ' / observer name TELESCOP= ' ' / telescope used to acquire this image ROWORDER= 'BOTTOM-UP' / Order of the rows in image array XBINNING= 1 / Camera binning mode YBINNING= 1 / Camera binning mode CCD-TEMP= 0 / CCD temp in C SET-TEMP= 0 / Temperature setting in C FILTER = 'mixed ' / Active filter name END

A colorful kingfisher perches on a branch.

A kingfisher perched elegantly on a branch.

A kingfisher spreads its wings while perched.

Arnaud Girault