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NGC2467 - THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES NEBULA, Shaun Robertson
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NGC2467 - THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES NEBULA, Shaun Robertson
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Taken over a few hot nights in late Jan and Feb this beautiful nebula is located in the constellation of Puppis just over 4000 light years away. Also known as the Mandrill nebula which makes a lot more sense visually, the strong emissions across all three filters provides for a great target in narrowband imaging. This is my second time imaging this target with a lot more knowledge and skill and a much better result (same gear).
Technical details:
Ha - 60 x 300 second exposures
Oiii - 60 x 300 second exposures
Sii - 60 x 300 second exposures
Taken with the Skywatcher Esprit 100ED and ZWO1600GT
Processed across Pixinsight (stacking, calibration, combination), Photoshop (selective colouring) and finished in Lightroom (HSL).
Processed Ha layer was used a Luminance to bring out the subtle detail.

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NGC2467 - THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES NEBULA, Shaun Robertson

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