Dolphin Head Nebula (Sh2 308) (Ryan)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Canis Major (CMa) · Contains: 16 omi01 CMa · HD50232 · HD50260 · HD50304 · HD50492 · HD50535 · HD50563 · HD50590 · HD50591 · HD50646 · HD50679 · HD50680 · HD50710 · HD50740 · HD50781 · HD50804 · HD50853 · HD50895 · HD50896 · HD50939 · HD51013 · HD51034 · HD51036 · HD51087 · HD51112 · HD51113 · HD51155 · HD51176 · HD51229 · HD51407 · And 5 more.

Dolphin Head Nebula (Sh2 308)

This was taken in my back yard (Bortle 8/9) over the course of a couple weeks. A very challenging target because the signal is very dim and the object is low in the sky so I could only get a few hours a night on it.

Integration

- 165 x 60s each in R, G, B ( 8.25h )

- 137 x 300s Ha ( 11.4h )

- 159 x 300s Oiii (13.25h )

This was also the first target with my new WO FLT 132, new mount (iOptron CEM 70), new focuser, new guide scope, and new filters. So a spent a good bit of time trying to get things dialed in.

From Wikipedia:

Sh2-308, also designated as Sharpless 308, RCW 11, or LBN 1052,[1] is an H II region located near the center of the constellation Canis Major, composed of ionised hydrogen.[2] It is about 8 degrees south of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. The nebula is bubble-like (hence its common name, the Cosmic Bubble), surrounding a Wolf–Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris. This star is in the brief, pre-supernova phase of its stellar evolution. The nebula is about 4,530 light-years (1,389 parsecs) away from Earth,[3] but some sources indicate that both the star and the nebula are up to 5,870 ly (1,800 pc) away.[4][5] Yet others indicate the nebula is as close as 1,875 ly (575 pc) from Earth.[6]

The nebula was formed about 70,000 years ago by the star EZ Canis Majoris throwing off its outer hydrogen layers, revealing inner layers of heavier elements.[2] Fast stellar winds, blowing at 1,700 km/s (3.8 million mph) from this star, create the bubble-shaped nebula as they sweep up slower moving material from an earlier phase of the star's evolution. The hydrogen composing the nebula is ionised by intense ultraviolet radiation.[9] The nebula is approximately 60 light-years across at its widest point.[10]

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Status	Advanced success
Started	...
Astrometry.net job	4159818
PixInsight job	BFR2J1XL7NA8APN1S9QM8MABW48UZUXC
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	06h54m08s.35
RA (top/left)	06h50m21s.10
RA (top/right)	06h54m16s.60
RA (bottom/right)	06h57m57s.20
RA (bottom/left)	06h54m00s.23

Dec (center)	-23°44′47″.5
Dec (top/left)	-23°23′58″.9
Dec (top/right)	-24°40′52″.5
Dec (bottom/right)	-24°05′17″.10
Dec (bottom/left)	-22°48′43″.0

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