Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1996  ·  The star 125Tau
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Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO, Tommy Lease
Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO
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Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO

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Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO, Tommy Lease
Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO
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Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO

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Description

This was an extremely tough target to capture and even though I got about 23 hrs of integration, it could have benefited from at least 20 more hours. This resulted in a very noisy image, but overall happy with the end result.
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Equipment:
Rokinon 135mm Nikon fit f/2 lens, stopped down to f/4
ASI183MM-Pro
Astrodon 1.25" 3nm Ha,OIII filters
SW HEQ5-Pro
Williams Optics Uniguide 30
ASI120MM-Mini
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Image Details:
Cropped about 15% due to rotation
Ha-166x300s, gain 111, bin 1x1, -10c
OIII-113x300s, gain 111, bin 1x1, -10c
20 darks
23.25 hrs total integration
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Location: Parker, CO
Bortle 5 sky
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Acquired with NINA, Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC

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Spaghetti Nebula - SH2-240 Widefield HOO, Tommy Lease