The Prawn Nebula

July 20212021
Written By Jason Matter
Image Description and Details : The Prawn Nebula was taken with my own backyard observatory, in Posadas city, Argentina, during march 2021 and processed in july 2021. More than 26 hours of exposure were integrated. Equipment: Imaging telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED Super APO Triplet Imaging camera: QHY 16200A Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6R-PRO Guiding telescope: Sky-Watcher Evoguide 50 APO Refractor Guiding camera: QHY5III-462C Software: Main Sequence Generator Pro · Photoshop CC · PHD 2 · Pixinsight Filters: Baader Planetarium SII 2" 8.5nm · Baader Planetarium H-Alpha 2" 7nm Frames: H-Alpha: 42x900" (10h 30') -20C bin 1x1 SII: 40x900" (10h) -20C bin 1x1 OIII: 25x900" (6h 15') -20C bin 1x1 Integration: 26h 45' Avg. Moon age: 15.88 days Avg. Moon phase: 84.70% Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 8.00Copyright: Christian Hilbert

Image Description and Details : The Prawn Nebula was taken with my own backyard observatory, in Posadas city, Argentina, during march 2021 and processed in july 2021. More than 26 hours of exposure were integrated.

Equipment:
Imaging telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED Super APO Triplet
Imaging camera: QHY 16200A
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6R-PRO
Guiding telescope: Sky-Watcher Evoguide 50 APO Refractor
Guiding camera: QHY5III-462C
Software: Main Sequence Generator Pro · Photoshop CC · PHD 2 · Pixinsight
Filters: Baader Planetarium SII 2" 8.5nm · Baader Planetarium H-Alpha 2" 7nm

Frames:
H-Alpha: 42x900" (10h 30') -20C bin 1x1
SII: 40x900" (10h) -20C bin 1x1
OIII: 25x900" (6h 15') -20C bin 1x1

Integration: 26h 45'

Avg. Moon age: 15.88 days
Avg. Moon phase: 84.70%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 8.00

Copyright: Christian Hilbert

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