Observation by Simon Paul Davis: vdb30 RGBHa

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2025 Apr 29 - 22:30

Uploaded

2025 May 20 - 16:22

Objects

VdB 30

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 04^h55^m
Dec: +66°07'
Position angle: +76°42'

Field size

1°53' × 1°30'

Equipment

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

Exposure

40 x 120 Seconds Guided, RGB and Ha

Location

Hampshire

Target name

vdb30

Title

vdb30 RGBHa

About this image

About 5 hours of data in total using RGB and Ha filters taken over 2 nights. Vdb30 is a very faint reflection nebula but exhibits some Hydrohgen alpha emissions (shown as red in the image). The nebula is very large, centred around the blue super-giant alpha Camelopardalis. However the low reflectivity means that very little light is reflected in the visible spectrum. The ring shaped nebula, which is only partly visible in my image, has been shaped by the strong stellar winds originating from alpha Camelopardalis.

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