Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)

Image of the day 12/02/2019

Praying Ghosts in Cepheus, Steve Milne
Praying Ghosts in Cepheus
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Image of the day 12/02/2019

Praying Ghosts in Cepheus, Steve Milne
Praying Ghosts in Cepheus
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Description

The Ghost Nebula (Sharpless 2-136, VdB 141) is a reflection nebula around 1,500 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus.



The Ghost Nebula was imaged in Autumn 2019 using a dual TEC 140 rig located in the Haut Alpes, The imaging team is Tom O'Donohue, Olly Penrice, Steve Milne & Elisabeth Milne.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: TEC140 x 2

Camera: Atik 460 & Moravian G2-8300

Filters: Baader, Astrodon and Chroma

Mount: Mesu 200

Lum 45 x 900s

Red: 17 x 600s

Green: 16 x 600s

Blue: 17 x 600s

A total of 19 hours and 35 minutes exposure.

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Praying Ghosts in Cepheus, Steve Milne