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SH2-308

SH2-308 is an expanding bubble of oxygen that has been ejected from Wolfe -Rayet star WR 6 (the blue star in the centre of the image).

 

I plan to add hydrogen as well as more oxygen data.

 

Location: Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia

Scope: Takahashi 130 TOA NBF refractor, focal length 1000 mm

Camera: mono ML16200 with a Loadstar X2 on an Astrodon MOAG off-axis guider.

Acquisition:

7 x 1200 sec on an Astrodon OIII 3nm filter

10 x 60 sec RGB (for the stars)

Sensor temp: -30

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Uploaded on December 28, 2016