This one turned out absolutely gorgeous 馃槏
This is the Teddy Bear Nebula (NGC 7822) in SHO. One of the targets I captured during an unbelievable stretch of near-perfect weather few weeks ago. A total integration time of about 24.3 hours.
FYI, for those that don't know, SHO means:
- Red = sulphur
- Green = hydrogen
- Blue = oxygen
Details:
- Askar 130PHQ (w/ 0.7x reducer) + ASI2600MC
- 141x180s (7 hr) Askar Color Magic C1 (H+O)
- 314x180s (15.7 hr) Askar Color Magic C2 (S+O)
- 92x60s (1.5 hr) RGB (stars)
- Bortle 6/7
- PixInsight w/ BlurX, NoiseX, StarX
#astronomy #astrophotography
Same image, but cropped to show more of the intricate details in the cloud of dust and gas
A field of stars with most of the frame filled with a rainbow-shaded cloud of gas in roughly the shape of the head of a teddy bear