LDN 1235 - The Shark Nebula

Description:

LDN 1235, the shark nebula, prowls 650 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus, its silhouette carved not from flesh and teeth, but from interstellar dust dense enough to block starlight itself. This predator drifts silently through space, camouflaged against the faint glow of background stars, lit only by nearby bluish reflection nebulae. Unlike its oceanic cousins, it doesn’t bite, but it does photobomb astrophotographers with a molecular cloud big enough to make Earth look like a speck of plankton. Proof that even in the vacuum of space, evolution never misses a chance to make things look terrifyingly familiar.

 

Dates:

Aug. 21 - 22, 2025

 

Frames:

Luminance: 168×300″(14h)

Red: 60×300″(5h)

Green: 60×300″(5h)

Blue: 48×300″(4h 30')

 

Total integration time: 28h 30'

 

Equipment:

Telescope: Askar 140APO refractor

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Mount: ZWO AM5

 

Filters:

 

Antlia Luminance 36 mm

Antlia Red 36 mm

Antlia Green 36 mm

Antlia Blue 36 mm

Chroma Lum 36 mm

Chroma Red 36 mm

Chroma Green 36 mm

Chroma Blue 36 mm

 

Accessories:

Askar 0.8x Full Frame Reducer / Flattener for 140APO Telescope

 

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