Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  The star 118 Tau  ·  The star 125 Tau  ·  The star 132 Tau  ·  The star 136 Tau  ·  The star 26 Aur
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Simeis 147 SNR, Graham Roberts
Simeis 147 SNR
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Simeis 147 SNR, Graham Roberts
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I’ve long admired the spectacular SNR Simeis-147 AKA Spaghetti Nebula, which I first imaged with my standard William Optics GT81 scope in January 2022.  The outcome was pleasing but with the limited FOV it had to be just a nibble of this large object – something of an appetiser you might say.  Therefore, ever since putting my Samyang rig together last summer I’ve had only one object in mind with this excellent widefield set-up, which had to be the full menu version of Simeis-147!Apart from its size, Simeis-147 is very faint, making long exposure time essential, which is always difficult in the UK.  However, a rare spell of cold, clear nights this January provided sufficient opportunity over five nights to obtain just over 20-hours integration and a complete image of this truly magnificent SNR.

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Simeis 147 SNR, Graham Roberts