Sh2-264 - The Angelfish - HOO (Timothy Martin)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Orion (Ori) · Contains: 37 Ori) · 37 phi01 Ori · 39 Ori) · 39 lam Ori · B224 · B225 · B30 · B31 · B32 · Heka · Heka (λ Ori · LBN 865 · LDN 1577 · LDN 1580 · LDN 1581 · LDN 1582 · LDN 1583 · LDN 1584 · Sh2-264 · The star Heka (φ1 Ori · The star Meissa

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In the far north of the Orion molecular cloud complex about 1,300 light years away, a large cosmic sea creature hunts for a meal.

This was my second image with the new FSQ106. I alternated between this and the previously posted IC 443 dodging a bright moon. Narrowband targets are a bit hard to come by this time of year, but I needed something to field test the scope before it heads to its permanent home in New Mexico, and broadband is pretty much out of the question here at home. I think this scope is ready to be under a dark sky. I'll know for sure in a few weeks.

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RA (center)	05h29m20s.67
RA (top/left)	05h36m40s.58
RA (top/right)	05h22m00s.70
RA (bottom/right)	05h22m08s.60
RA (bottom/left)	05h36m33s.24

Dec (center)	+10°15′25″.5
Dec (top/left)	+12°56′13″.9
Dec (top/right)	+12°56′13″.6
Dec (bottom/right)	+07°33′56″.0
Dec (bottom/left)	+07°33′57″.3

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