Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141), David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141)
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The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141)

The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141), David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141)
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The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141)

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Here's The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141) in monochrome, not something I normally post but think this looks great without colour. I am currently in the process of capturing the RGB channels.

The Ghost Nebula is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Cepheus. It lies near the cluster NGC 7023. Looking at the adjacent image, the nebula's name is easily understood. The Ghost Nebula is referred to as a globule and over 2 light-years across.

Captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

Lum 99 x 600s

16 hours 30 mins in total.

Equipment used:

Telescope: Takahashi Baby Q FSQ-85ED F5.3

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -10C

Image Scale: 2.08

Guiding: OAG

Filters: Astronomik Lum

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition: Voyager

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC

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The Ghost Nebula (VdB 141), David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)