Observation by Mr Ian David Sharp: The Giant Squid Nebula

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Mr Ian David Sharp

Observer

Mr Ian David Sharp

Observed

2022 Jun 28 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 Jul 28 - 13:25

Objects

The Flying Bat Nebula (Sharpless 129)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h11^m
Dec: +59°59'
Position angle: -91°37'

Field size

1°04' × 0°50'

Equipment

StellaMira 104mm ED2 Triplet f/6.25 APO Refractor
10Micron GM 1000 HPS mount
Starlight XPress TRIUS PRO 694 mono CCD camera
Starlight Xpress 7 position 1.25" filter wheel
Optolong LRGB, Ha, OIII, SII filters
Starlight XPress OAG
Starlight Xpress LoadStar V2 guide camera

Exposure

HA = 40 x 1200s ; OIII = 60 x 1200s

Location

PixelSkies, Castilléjar in the province of Granada, Andalucia

Target name

The Squid Nebula in Cepheus

Title

The Giant Squid Nebula

About this image

This planetary nebula in Cepheus is hellishly faint! The Giant Squid is designated OU4 and is within the larger Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129).

See equipment used here: http://www.astro-sharp.com/.../my-new-remote-setup-in-spain/

Files associated with this observation

Squid_PixelSkies_JUN-2022_HOO_IDS.jpg (1.8 MB)

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