In the shadow of VdB152
LDN 1216, SNR 110.3+11.3, HH450

Technical data
Instrument: | 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4 |
Camera: | Canon EOS 60D (modified) |
Filter: | Baader UV/IR block |
Mount: | SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified) |
Guiding: | Lacerta M-Gen autoguider |
Image data
Exposure time: | 167 * 5 mins, ISO800 |
Location, date: | Hungary, Mount-Mátra, Ágasvár - 2014. August. 22. |
Transparency: | 7/10 |
Seeing: | 7/10 |
Temperature: | 13 °C |
Processing: | CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop |
Description
VdB152 is a reflection nebula, which is illuminated by a star. The molecular cloud, LDN1216, is a dark nebula located in constellation Cepheus.
The most exciting part of the image is a Herbig Halo object, called HH450 and the supernova remnant arc going across the image, which is named SNR 110.3+11.
Technical data
Instrument: | 173/700 Newton-astrograph (ZsIO), SkyWatcher comacorrector F/4 |
Camera: | Canon EOS 60D (modified) |
Filter: | Baader UV/IR block |
Mount: | SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro Synscan (modified) |
Guiding: | Lacerta M-Gen autoguider |
Image data
Exposure time: | 167 * 5 mins, ISO800 |
Location, date: | Hungary, Mount-Mátra, Ágasvár - 2014. August. 22. |
Transparency: | 7/10 |
Seeing: | 7/10 |
Temperature: | 13 °C |
Processing: | CCDStack, Registar, Pixinsight LE, Photoshop |
© Patrik Tarczi
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