Observation by Simon Paul Davis: Phantom of the Opera Nebula

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Simon Paul Davis

Observer

Simon Paul Davis

Observed

2026 Jan 02 - 19:30

Uploaded

2026 Jan 06 - 14:18

Objects

Sharpless 173

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 00^h21^m
Dec: +61°44'
Position angle: -0°17'

Field size

0°38' × 0°48'

Equipment

Seestar S50

Exposure

550 x30s EQ mode

Location

Hampshire

Target name

Phantom of the Opera Nebula

Title

Phantom of the Opera Nebula

About this image

A total of 6hours spread across 2 nights (2nd and 5th January) using the Seestar dual band light pollution filter.

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Phantom_final_crop.jpg (906.3 kB)

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