Observation by Simon Paul Davis: Ghost Nebula S50

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2025 Sep 28 - 21:55

Uploaded

2025 Oct 03 - 14:38

Objects

The Ghost Nebula (Sharpless 136)

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Constellation

Cepheus

Field centre

RA: 21^h16^m
Dec: +68°12'
Position angle: +0°30'

Field size

0°38' × 0°28'

Equipment

Seestar S50

Exposure

750 x30 seconds EQ

Location

Hampshire

Target name

The Ghost Nebula

Title

Ghost Nebula S50

About this image

5.5 hours of integration under a moonless sky and a lot of processing in PixInsight (Dark Nebulae are tricky!) has finally produced a reasonable version of this lovely reflection nebula in Cepheus.

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