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February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter

SH2-308

Image Description and Details : SH2-308 - commonly dubbed as the Dolphin-Head Nebula by astrophotographers - a HII region located near the center of the constellation Canis Major.

It is thought to have formed about 70,000 years ago by the ejection of the outer layers of the star EZ Canis Majoris.

Data credit : Aygen Erkaslan / Telescope Live
Date : 2022-2023
Location : El Sauce Obs, Chile
Scope : CDK 24" (F/6.8)
Camera : FLI PL 9000
Filters : Ha, Oiii, RGB
Integration time : 6H55

Copyright: Aygen Erkaslan

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February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter

SH2-240 Spaghetti Nebula

Image Description and Details : Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Mounts
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters
Optolong L-eXtreme 2"
Accessories
ZWO ASIAIR Pro
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI120MM
Acquisition details
Dates:
Jan. 28, 2023 · Jan. 29, 2023
Frames:
Optolong L-eXtreme 2": 60×300″(5h) ISO100 f/3.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Optolong L-eXtreme 2": 56×300″(4h 40′) (gain: 100.00) f/3.2 -10°C bin 1×1
Integration:
9h 40′

Copyright: Makrem Larnaoutn

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February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter

The Boogeyman in Orion - LDN 1622 Dark Nebula

Image Description and Details : And here it is the last rendering of the Dark Nebula LDN 1622 - also dubbed the Boogeyman.

The earliest version didn't really match my requirements. Hence this redux from scratch with overall better contrast, details, colors management.

Data credit : Aygen Erkaslan
Date : lights gathered during the first three weeks of Jan 2023.
Location : own remote observatory, Spain
Scope : TOA 130
Camera: ASI 6200 mm pro
LRGB_Ha
Intégration time : 24H

Copyright: Aygen Erkaslan

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February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter February 2023, 2023 Jason Matter

NGC 2626

Image Description and Details : It has components of reflection nebula, emission nebula and dark (absorption) nebula which makes it both challenging and cool. It is located in Vela approximately 4200 light years from Earth.
The reflection nebula is primarily illuminated by a B1 star (CD-40 4432) and is ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882.

Imaged in LRGB on the Planewave CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Data Acquired and preprocessed by: Mike Selby at throughlightandtime.com

Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop.

Copyright: Mike Selby and Gowri Visweswara

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February 2023, 2023, April 2022 Jason Matter February 2023, 2023, April 2022 Jason Matter

Ltnf 1

Image Description and Details : LTNF 1 is an extremely faint and rarely-imaged highly-evolved planetary nebula in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a high-excitation nebula with an eclipsing binary star system (BE Ursae Majoris) at its centre which has resulted in its unusual morphology. It is around 5,000 light years from Earth. It is so transparent that galaxies can be seen through it. It was discovered by James Liebert, Richard Tweedy, Ralf Napiwotzki and Michael Fulbright in 1995. A joint project with Sven Eklund.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors and Celestron C14 Edge HD
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8 and ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Mounts: 10Micron GM2000 HPS and 10Micron GM3000 HPS
A total of 73 hours 25 minutes (OIIILRGB)

Copyright: Copyright: Peter Goodhew, Sven Eklund

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2023, February 2023 Jason Matter 2023, February 2023 Jason Matter

Ic2118

Image Description and Details : While i was waiting for the comet I went to “Witch's” . Photo taken from my backyard on 19 Jan 2022 in Terceira Island Azores, Portugal

Hyperstar C8 v4 390mm - Cem40EC - Asi071MC - Uv/IRCut - 100x1min

IC 2118 (also known as the Witch's Head Nebula due to its shape) is an extremely faint reflection nebula believed to be an ancient supernova remnant or gas cloud illuminated by the nearby supergiant star Rigel in the constellation of Orion.

Copyright: João Berbereia

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C/2022 e3 ztf

Image Description and Details : First try with the new Pegasus Astro NYX-101 mount and my first astrophotography on a comet.

Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M
Mounts: Pegasus Astro NYX-101
Filters: Baader Blue (B-CCD) 36 mm · Baader Green (G-CCD) 36 mm · Baader Red (R-CCD) 36 mm · Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance 36 mm
Accessories: Intel NUC 10 · Pegasus Astro FlatMaster 150 · Pegasus Astro FocusCube2 · Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2 · QHYCCD PoleMaster · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M-US · QHYCCD QHYOAG-M
Software: Adobe Photoshop · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Bortle:4
Exposures: All fits 60sec-Lum~27min Red~25min Green~25min Blue 25min.
Calibration Frames: Flats 10 - Darks 15 - Dark Flats 10

Copyright: Karteris Themis 

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