Gowri Visweswaran

Entrant Statement: IC 2631 is the brightest reflection nebula in the Chamaeleon complex. It is a gorgeous reflection nebula that has a lot of fine detail to it!The RGB is from the CDK 700 and I registered it with the more detailed Lum from the 1m to get the details out.A bright blue reflection nebula with a lot of dust, IC 2631 is lit by the massive young bright star HD 97300. IC 2631 is effectively an incubator for a number of very young proto stars.The image is a mix of reflection and dust components and harmonizing them was my intent in processing this image.

Location: Observatorio El Sauce

Equipment: Telescope: Planewave CDK1000 · Planewave CDK700, Cameras: FLI ML16803 · QHYCCD QHY461M , Filters: Chroma LRGB 2 inch

Exposure: 900 sec exposures. 104 exposures of LRGB total.

Total Integration Time: 26 hours