Dark Cloud Nebula

This object is best classified as a "Dark Nebula". They are extremely dim, don't give off much signal, and require fairly long exposures to reveal their wonderful complex structures.

 

This was a challenging data set to process. I underestimated just how dim this target is. It is located near the South Celestial Pole. Its coordinates are RA 12:36:06.40 Dec -80:28:28.6.

 

I love how the dark dust takes on a three-dimensional look. The strange horizontal stripes throughout the image add to the mysterious field. I haven’t found much written about this field, but it does look very cool.

 

Exposures Details:

Lum 92 X 600

Red 24 X 450 Binned 2x2

Green 31 X 450 Binned 2x2

Blue 24 X 450 Binned 2x2

Total Exposure 25.2 Hours

 

Instruments:

10 Inch RCOS fl 9.1

Astro Physics AP-900 Mount

SBIG STL 11000m

FLI Filter Wheel

Astrodon Lum, Red, Green, Blue Filters

 

Thanks for looking

 

Done