Imaging telescope or lens:Takahashi FSQ 106 EDX III
Imaging camera:QSI 683 WSG8
Mount:Paramount MyT
Guiding telescope or lens:Takahashi FSQ 106 EDX III
Guiding camera:QSI 683 WSG8
Software:PixInsight
Resolution: 3147x2358
Dates: Sept. 26, 2016
Frames: 82x600"
Integration: 13.7 hours
Avg. Moon age: 25.27 days
Avg. Moon phase: 19.21%
Astrometry.net job: 1263639
RA center: 277.918 degrees
DEC center: -1.859 degrees
Pixel scale: 2.095 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 179.934 degrees
Field radius: 1.145 degrees
Locations: Deep Sky West Observatory, Rowe, MN, United States
Data source: Unknown
This is Sharpless 64 (Sh2-64) and its neighborhood in the constellation Serpens Cauda. The star-forming Ha region Sh2-64, also known as Westerhout 40, is the red structure below the image center. But honestly, I find the surrounding nebulosity much more exciting. There is a huge maze of reflection and dark nebulae criss-crossing the whole field of view.
This is a LRGB image composed of 34 luminance and 16 red, green, and blue frames with 600 sec each, more than 13 hours in total taken at the Deep Sky West Observatory. Rather basic processing, probably one can pull out even more structure from the data.
Make sure to look at this image in full-size view.
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