Alves 2 (Devil’s Mountain Nebula)

Image Title: Alves 2 (Devil's Mountain Nebula)

Copyright: Lino Benz

Date image was taken: January 13, 2026

Location: Sannicola LE Italy

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Alves 2 (Devil's Mountain Nebula)
Alves 2 is a nebula in the interstellar medium.
ISM (Inter Stellar Medium refers to regions of gas and dust scattered between stars within a galaxy, which form nebulae, the birthplaces of stars, the remnants of dying stars such as planetary nebulae, and other structures that compose this interstellar material, crucial to the cosmic cycle of matter and energy). Discovered by Filipe Oliveira Alves in 2013, it has no catalog designation yet, but is often listed as a PN candidate (PNG 182.2+11.3). There are very few photographs of this very faint nebula, which is located in the constellation Auriga.

Technical Data

Sky-Watcher Newton 200/1000 @ 960

ToupTek Astronomy Cameras ATR2600C

Light 105*300"
Svbony Astronomy SV220 dual band 7nm

Phd2 guide tube 60/240 and ASI 224

Sky-Watcher EQ6-r pro

N.I.N.A. acquisition

DSS sum processed by Pixinsight Photoshop

Taken January 13, 2026
Sannicola (LE), Italy
SQM 19.48

Name: Lino Benz