Observation by Paul Whitmarsh: Sh2-80 Embedded in the Milky Way

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Paul Whitmarsh

Observer

Paul Whitmarsh

Observed

2026 Jul 07 - 22:15

Uploaded

2026 Jul 15 - 20:20

Objects

Sharpless 80

Equipment

152mm f7.9 Refractor
Player One Poseidon-M Pro
Astronomik CCD R/G/B Filters
Astronomik Luminance L2

Exposure

300 Second exposures, 8h 55M Luminance, 2h 30m each in RGB

Location

Jasper Observatory Mileaway

Target name

Sh2-80

Title

Sh2-80 Embedded in the Milky Way

About this image

There are just over 205,000 stars in this image, the subject is one of them. A Wolf-Rayet star (WR124) surrounded by an envelope of material ejected over the millenia. This is a massive star estimated to be around 33 solar mass. Like all super massive stars they live fast and die young. WR124 may have a couple of hundred thousand years left in it before it explodes as a core collapse supernova.

Imaged over seven nights between 7th July - 13th July 2026

Files associated with this observation

sh2-80-LRGB-300ssubs-107x30x30x3013_07_2026_small.jpg (8.7 MB)

Like this image

Simon Paul Davis, Richard Sargent, Callum Potter

Comments

Simon Paul Davis, 2026 Jul 16 - 07:46 UTC

Amazing picture. It is hard to imagine so many stars!

Paul Whitmarsh

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