Observation by Peter Carson: Sharpless 2-155, the Cave Nebula

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Paul Downing

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2014 Sep 27 - 01:00

Uploaded

2015 May 29 - 13:25

Objects

The Cave Nebula (Sharpless 155)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 22^h57^m
Dec: +62°31'
Position angle: +96°47'

Field size

1°52' × 1°24'

Equipment

SBIG ST8300M

Exposure

95 mins

Location

Kelling Heath, Norfolk, UK

Target name

Sharpless 2-155

Title

Sharpless 2-155, the Cave Nebula

About this image

Peter actually imaged this object last year, on 2014 Sept 27th at the Kelling Heath Star Party, Norfolk. This nebula in Cepheus and other jewels of the summer sky are now becoming well placed for observing and imaging. Equipment used was a Televue TVNP101 100mm APO refractor at 540mm FL, Starlight Lodestar autoguider and SBIG ST8300M CCD camera with Astrodon RGB colour filters.

Images were acquired in Maxim DL Pro 5 and exposures for the LRGB were L =35 mins 1x1, R =20 mins 2x2 G =20 mins 2x2, B =20 mins 2x2.
All sub exposures 300 seconds at -20 deg C.

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