Sh2-129 LHOIIISIIRGB

Sh2-129 (also called "Flying Bat Nebula" or "Big Foot Nebula" is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. Inside this is the Ou4 "Giant Squid nebula" visible only and exclusively in long exposures in the filter of the OIII This was discovered in 2011 by an amateur astronomer, Nicolas Outter from which comes the Ou. At first it was believed to be a planetary nebula but today it is believed to be a bipolar jet coming from the central blue star HR8119.

This Hybrid broadband- Narrow-band image of the Sh2-129 Nebula region was brought to you through the collaborative efforts of European astrophotographers Maurizio Cabibbo and Paul C. Swift.

 

Swift:

Imaging telescope: Vixen VSD 100 f/3

Imaging camera: 9.2mp Sony SX814

Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MX

Guiding telescope or lens: Vixen VSD 100 f/3

Filters: Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 3nm and Chroma SII 3nm

Frames: 44x1800" at F3

Integration: 42.0 hours

Avg. Moon age: 1.81 days

Avg. Moon phase: 3.67%

Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain

 

Cabibbo:

Imaging telescope:Takahashi Fsq 106 EDXIII f/3,6

Imaging camera Sbig Stl11000

Mount: Losmandy G11

Guiding telescope or lens: Orion SSAG on Orion Short Tube 80/400

Filters: Astrodon Ha 6nm, Astronomik CLS CCD and

Astronomik DeepSky RGB

Frames: Ha 24x900sec, L 12x600sec,

and RGB 11x600sec

Location Casole d'Elsa - Siena - Italy

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