SH2-115 Sharpless 115 and 116

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Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: SH2-115 Sharpless 115 and 116
Apparent RA: 20h 35m 3s  Apparent Dec:+46d 55' 29
Constellation: Cygnus
08 Aug 2015

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A complex region in Cygnus: A little bit of everything in here. The main nebula is Sharpless catalogue Sh-115 with the small open cluster Berk 90 lurking in it somewhere.

In the upper right is the small planetary nebula PK 85+ 4.1 which is also in the Sharpless Catalogue as Sh-116

Taken with the Sky 90 refractor and the Atik 490ex CCD Camera through the Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen Alpha filter. Around 18 frames of 1200s

View full sized image of SH2-115 Sharpless 115 and 116

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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 18x1200s 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