SH2-240 - The Spaghetti Nebula
| Object | SH2-240, The Spaghetti Nebula, in Taurus | |
| Telescope (Photo) |
TeleVue 85mm OTA @ f/5.6 on Losmandy G-11 Mount -and- William Optics Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 Mount |
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| Telescope (Guiding) |
Off-axis using OAG-Large with TeleVue
85mm OTA @ f/5.6 on Losmandy G-11 mount -and- Off-axis using OAG-Large with Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 mount |
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| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by Sequence Generator Pro | |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail |
From TeleVue 85: Combination of 180 images at 600 seconds each: 60 SII 60 Ha 60 OIII Total 30 hours data capture, using ZWO 2" narrowband filters. Calibrated with bias, flat-dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.8.9 From Redcat 51 III: Combination of 120 images at 300 seconds each: 120 SII (SHO image only) 120 Ha 120 OIII Total 30 hours data capture, using ZWO 2" narrowband filters. Calibrated with bias, flat-dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.2 |
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| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | TeleVue 85: 12/07/2024 -
12/20/2024 Redcat 51 III:12/30/2024 - 01/05/2024 |