Sharpless 200 HaWe-2 planetary nebula SH2-200 at the Curdridge Observatory

Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: SH2-200 Sharpless 200
Apparent RA: Apparent Dec:
Constellation: Cassiopeia
27 Oct 2014

A long clear but slightly murky moonless night - and a long integration on this faint planetary nebula, Sh2-200, HaWe-2 from the Sharpless Catalogue.

Although the bright central region is easily visible, the faint outer halo only shows with agressive stretching.

View full sized image of SH2-200 Sharpless 200

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 Coma Corrector 23x1200s 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