Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  Adara (εCMa)  ·  IC 2177  ·  IC 2391  ·  M 48  ·  NGC 2548  ·  Part of the constellation Canis Major (CMa)  ·  Part of the constellation Puppis (Pup)  ·  Part of the constellation Vela (Vel)  ·  The constellation Pyxis (Pyx)  ·  The star Adhara  ·  The star Aludra (ηCMa)  ·  The star Mirzam (βCMa)  ·  The star Naos (ζPup)  ·  The star Sirius (αCMa)  ·  The star Suhail (λVel)  ·  The star Wezen (δCMa)  ·  The star γ2Vel  ·  The star δVel  ·  The star κVel
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Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller, Freestar8n
Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller
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Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller

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Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller, Freestar8n
Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller
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Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller

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This is my third test of a new Canon EF focus controller - this time with a wide angle Sigma 15mm f/2.8. The resulting field is about 50 degrees wide - and big enough to capture the Gum Nebula in a single frame.

This is with a Custom scientific 10nm filter - which appears to work ok despite the lens being wide field and wide open.

The lens was attached via the focus controller and ZWO mini filter wheel - and manually focused remotely via USB. The field is somewhat uneven at the edges and I expect it to improve with automatic focusing.

The image has been cropped and some gradient removal. Other than that just levels applied and no other processing.

40x1m exposures, unguided.

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Wide field Gum Nebula in Ha with Sigma 15mm f/2.8 and Canon EF focus controller, Freestar8n