SH2-101 Sharpless 101 Tulip Nebula

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Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: SH2-101 Sharpless 101 Tulip Nebula
Apparent RA:  Apparent Dec:
Constellation: Cygnus
30 Jul 2014

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Several nights integration on Sharpless 101, the Tulip Nebula. Using the Skywatch 200mm Newtonian with the Atik 490 CCD Camera

View full sized image of SH2-101 Sharpless 101 Tulip Nebula

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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

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Exposure Details :

Astrodon 3nm Ha Coma Corrector 12x1200s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Atik 490 camera
Baader 8nm OIII Coma Corrector 20x1200s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Atik 490 camera
Astrodon 6nm SII Coma Corrector 20x1200s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 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