NGC 2467 - Skull and Cross Bones Nebula - Wide Field

This is my wide field version of The Skull and Crossbones Nebula. NGC 2467 is an active star-forming region in the constellation Puppis. The presence of large hydrogen gas clouds is a key ingredient required for the creation of new stars.

 

Observations of the many stars in NGC 2467 suggest that they may be more a superposition of loose groups of stars at different distances than a coherent open cluster of stars energizing the nebula. I guess it really depends on one's perspective in the universe, but from here, I think it looks awesome.

 

This version shows more of the surrounding areas around the nebula, including many colourful stars.

 

Equipment Details:

•10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1

•Astro Physics AP-900 Mount

•SBIG STL 11000m

•FLI Filter Wheel

•Astrodon LRGB Filters

•Baader Planetarium H-alpha 7nm Narrowband-Filter

•Baader Planetarium OIII 8.5nm Narrowband-Filter

•Baader Planetarium SII 8.0nm Narrowband-Filter

 

Exposure Details

•Red 16X450 2X2

•Green 16X450 2X2

•Blue 16X450 2X2

•Lum 62X900

•Ha 26X1800

•SII 30X1800

•OIII 28X1800

Total Time: 63.5 hours

 

Done