Jellyfish Nebula - also known as IC 443 and Sh2-248.
Jellyfish nebula is the remnant of a massive star that ran out of fuel and exploded as Supernova that result in this bulbous 'head' shape which gives this nebula its name “Jellyfish”. The nebula located in the constellation “Gemini” , approximately 5000 light-years from Earth
There are suggestion also that the explosion may have created a spinning neutron star known as a pulsar , The pulsar produces a beam of radiation which sweeps by like a beacon of light from a lighthouse and can be detected as pulses of radio waves and other types of radiation. You could see the pulsar here in my image as the big star on the left of the Jellyfish nebula.
Equipment used:
Camera: ZWO 294 mm pro
Scope : Redcat51, 250 mm focal length
Settings :
Antlia Ha 3nm : 22 * 600 seconds , Gain 120
Optolong OIII 6.5 nm: 24*600 seconds, Gain 120.
Astronomik RGB filters : 40*30 seconds each.
The image is processed in HOO palette .
Location : Wadi El-Hitan ,EGYPT.
Credit: Wael Omar WO /
https://www.instagram.com/waelomar_astrophotography/
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