Sharpless2-129 and surroundings in Cepheus
including The Bat (Sh2-129), The Squid (Ou-4) and The Seahorse (B150) Nebulae
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer, 2017 and Fall, 2023
A video has been made of this image. Click here to view it. HaOIIIRGB Combination - Summer, 2017
New Rendition to Incorporate The Seahorse Nebula, Barnard 150, Fall, 2023
HaOIIIRGB Combination - Fall, 2023
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Data
Altitude at culmination 75°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Mean FWHM 5.3 arc-s
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Summer, 2017, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
Takahashi FSQ106 with QE Reducer
Equivalent focal length and ratio
384mm f/3.6
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/MMOAG/Lodestar X-2
HaOIIIRGB Total integration time 19 hrs 10min
Ha 15X30min, OIII 5X60min R-12x10 min, G-16x10 min, B-12x10 min-Astrodon 5nm Ha, 3nm OIII and Gen 2 I series RGB Filters. All binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed 2017
PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Carboni's Photoshop Actions
Data
Altitude at culmination 75°
Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.0
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM
Nova Scotia Fall, 2023, ~mag 6.4 - @-20C
Imaging OTA
Takahashi FSQ106 with QE Reducer
Equivalent focal length and ratio
384mm f/3.6
Mount
Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding
PHD2/MMOAG/Ultrastar
HaOIIIRGB Total integration time 23 hrs 30min
Ha 10X15min, OIII 10X60min R-42x5 min, G-42x5 min, B-48x5 min-Astrodon 5nm Ha, 3nm OIII and Gen 2 I series RGB Filters. All binned 1X1
Acquisition
Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking
Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed Sep. 2023
PixInsight, Affinity Photo v2.2.0