Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: SH2-261 Sharpless 261, Lower's Nebula
Apparent RA: 6h 9m 51s
Apparent Dec:+15° 48' 36"
Constellation: Orion
19 Jan 2016
Taken with a nearby 3/4 moon with the Sky 90 and the Atik 490 CCD Camera, binned 2x2 as usual. The Astrodon 3nm Ha filter was used. Moon gradients were removed in processing. Around 15x1200s about 5 hours of data.
View full sized image of SH2-261 Sharpless 261, Lower's 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
Exposure Details :
Astrodon 3nm Ha 15x1200s on 90 @ F4 f.l. 409 with Artemis 429 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
