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WR 134 in Cygnus HOO 12th.October.2022

WR 134 is a variable Wolf-Rayet star, a massive star at an advanced stage of stellar evolution and losing mass at a very high rate. It is surrounded by a faint bubble nebula blown by the intense radiation and fast wind from the star. It is located in the constellation of Cygnus and lies around 6,000 light years distant.

Another image done with short time subs and high gain and imaged whilst the Moon was 95% illuminated.

EQ6-R-PRO

150mm Esprit with dedicated corrector

QHY294PROM Gain 3600 -20C

Astronomik 6nm Ha and OIII narrowband filters

60 X 90sec Ha

80 x 90sec OIII subs

Acquisition time 3hrs30min

Processed using Straton Star Removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.

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Uploaded on October 14, 2022