Sh2-54 - The Serpent Nebula - 8.9 Hours of SHO
Hi Folks,
We had two clear (but very warm) nights starting on June 22, and I was about to catch some more photons from my new Whispering Skies Observatory!
This is SH2-54 - an H2 complex in the constellation of Serpens the snake.
This image resulted from 8.9 hours of SHO Narrowband exposure. Given that there are only about 4.5 hours of darkness this time of year, I was fortunate to get this much integration!
It was unseasonably warm, and I had to run my camera cooler at a lower aim temperature.
However, I encountered a problem where the expanding metal caused the camera to loosen from the camera rotator. Fortunately, I was able to deal with most of those issues.
The full report on this imaging project, including a detailed processing walk-through, can be seen here:
cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/sh2-54
Thanks for looking,
Clear Skies,
Pat
Sh2-54 - The Serpent Nebula - 8.9 Hours of SHO
Hi Folks,
We had two clear (but very warm) nights starting on June 22, and I was about to catch some more photons from my new Whispering Skies Observatory!
This is SH2-54 - an H2 complex in the constellation of Serpens the snake.
This image resulted from 8.9 hours of SHO Narrowband exposure. Given that there are only about 4.5 hours of darkness this time of year, I was fortunate to get this much integration!
It was unseasonably warm, and I had to run my camera cooler at a lower aim temperature.
However, I encountered a problem where the expanding metal caused the camera to loosen from the camera rotator. Fortunately, I was able to deal with most of those issues.
The full report on this imaging project, including a detailed processing walk-through, can be seen here:
cosgrovescosmos.com/projects/sh2-54
Thanks for looking,
Clear Skies,
Pat