Observation by Simon Paul Davis: Dark Shark Nebula

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2024 Jun 12 - 12:31

Uploaded

2024 Jul 03 - 17:53

Objects

LDN 1235
VdB 149
VdB 150

Equipment

Sharpstar HNT15028 150mm Newtonian
ASI1600MM Pro
OAG with ASI2900MM
RGB filters

Exposure

20 x 240 Seconds Guided (RGB) , 36 x 240 Seconds (L)

Location

Hampshire Bortle 5/6

Target name

Dark Shark

Title

Dark Shark Nebula

About this image

I have wanted to capture this iconic dark nebula for some time, but processing it in PixInsight has been quite a learning curve. I found that I had to throw away many sub-frames because the background level was too bright. It is about 15 light years long at a distance of 650 light years. The two blue reflection nebulae ar Vdb-149 and Vdb-150

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