Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: SH-284 Sharpless 284, Do25, Do 23
Apparent RA: 06h 45m 50.0s
Apparent Dec:+0° 12' 38"
Constellation: Monoceros
16 Jan 2015
This complex HII region contains the large Sharpless Catalog object Sh-284 along with a couple of open clusters from the Dolidze catalog, Do-25 & Do-23. The wider field of the Takahashi Sky 90 with f4.5 reducer is needed to capture this region on the Atik 490 CCD Camera.
View full sized image of SH-284 Sharpless 284, Do25, Do 23
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This object is part of the Sharpless Catalogue of HII regions
This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider with Lodestar.
Imaged with my homemade telescope mount
Exposure Details :
Astrodon 3nm Ha 15x1200s on 90 @ F4 f.l. 409 with Atik 490 camera
Equipment:
Skywatcher 200 Newt (upgraded with OO Hilux secondary)
Sky 90 Refractor
Homemade focus motor
Homemade filterwheel / OAG combo with Lodestar guide camera
Atik 490 CCD camera
Homemade Telescope mount
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
