Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)
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Sh2-263 & vdB38, Chuck Manges
Sh2-263 & vdB38
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Sh2-263 & vdB38

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Sh2-263 & vdB38, Chuck Manges
Sh2-263 & vdB38
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Sh2-263 & vdB38

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Description

Sh2-263 is a red HII emission nebula in the constellation of Orion, located in the center of this image. The central star is HD 34989, a blue-white 5.8 magnitude star, located 1700 light-years away. The blue reflection nebula near the center is called vdB-38

Camera: QHY268M
Telescope: 11" Celestron Edge HD with Hyperstar V4
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Filter: Optolong UV/IR cut (Luminance)
  60x120sec

Camera: QHY128C
Telescope: AstroTech AT65EDQ
Mount: Orion HDX-110
Filter: Optolong UV/IR cut (RedGreenBlue)
  15x480sec

The L+RGB shot from the 2 telescopes were acquired with SGPro and APT, processed in AstroPixelProcessor, Pixinsight  & combined in Photoshop 2024

Resolution ............... 1.430 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -3.498 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-02-01 12:00:00 UTC
Focal distance ........... 532.19 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.69 um
Field of view ............ 2d 20' 48.0" x 1d 31' 50.4"
Image center ............. RA:  5 21 41.606  Dec:  +8 24 07.36

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Sh2-263 & vdB38, Chuck Manges