Observation by James Weightman: M1 Crab Nebula

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2024 Aug 30 - 02:27

Uploaded

2024 Aug 30 - 09:11

Objects

The Crab Nebula (M1)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 05^h34^m
Dec: +22°01'
Position angle: -41°19'

Field size

0°42' × 1°16'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S50 on tripod

Exposure

Stack of 10 seconds exposures over 21 minutes

Location

Cirencester, Glos,UK

Target name

M1 (Crab Nebula)

Title

M1 Crab Nebula

About this image

Using Seestar's inbuilt Hydrogen/Oxygen filter. Red-Blue exaggeration using formula shown. Some Photoshop "levels" adjustment.

Files associated with this observation

m1jw.jpg (709.0 kB)

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Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2024 Sep 02 - 18:55 UTC

Hard to tell but you may have caught a hint of CM Tau.

James Weightman, 2024 Sep 03 - 09:00 UTC

Thanks for this - interesting. Incentive for making improvements, perhaps making longer total exposure or indeed taking it further still by processing outside Seestar, stacking and processing "raw" files by using, for example, Siril.

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