Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: SH-198 Sharpless 198, Soul Nebula, IC1848
Apparent RA: 2h 51m
Apparent Dec:59d 45m
Constellation: Cassiopeia
08 Dec 2014
Another image taken under the Full Moon using the magic Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha filter on the Atik 490 CCD Camera. Quite a bit of exposure time, but the area is surprisingly dim and a lot of contrast is lost to the Moon.
View full sized image of SH-198 Sharpless 198, Soul Nebula, IC1848
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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 Coma Corrector 15x1200s 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
