Challenging from Bortle 6 skys, but a good test for the new camera.
Working with the focal reducer and I need some fine spacers to fix the corner stars but I thought this was dramatic enough to post.
Earlier Takahashi 180 ED Version:
Cone Nebula (Sh2 273) H-alpha RGBFrom
GalaxyMap:The Fox Fur nebula is associated with the Christmas Tree star cluster
NGC 2264, dominated by the O7Ve multiple star system S Monocerotis (
S Mon). This region, which is part of the larger
Mon OB1 association, also includes the famous
Cone nebula, visible at the bottom of the image.
GENERAL NOTE ON SHARPLESS2 OBJECTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>
There are 313 Sh2 objects and I have imaged all one way or another.
The first one was taken on December 23, 2013 and the series completed October 17, 2019.Some of the challenges with this series are FOV size and low declination:
FOV: There are 11 too diffuse/large to image well with my set up (Sh2 111, 117, 122, 131, 132, 145, 178, 218, 230, 268 and 310). I have imaged the first 6 of these mostly in the Nikon Wide angle shot referenced below and 178 and 230 as part of other images.
DEC: There are 5 that are never above 14 DEG (Sh2 2-6) but as of 7/12/21 I can get these now with pier upgrades and the images are completed as best as I can.
EQUIPMENT: Many were taken with my old Tak 180 ED, which had a wide field of view, but was replaced with my Stellarvue 130, which is more narrow field. I have also taken two very wide field HA images with my Nikon D800 and a 50mm lens. I transitioned from my CCD SBIG 8300M to a CMOS ZWO ASI6200M Pro in September 2021. This is my collection:
Sharpless2
Wide-Angle Hydrogen Alpha Nikon Image Sh2 79-171
Please note there is also a Sharpless2 Group with now more than 1500 examples.
Sharpless2 Group
Other useful links include:
Gary Imm's Collection
GalaxyMap's Collection
The Sharpless Catalog
The MDW H-alpha Sky Survey
Reiner Vogel's detailed observing catalog
Hope you enjoy these obscure but interesting objects...
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