Sh2-311 / NGC 2467

Emission Nebula & Cluster, Puppis

April 2017. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

NGC 2467, nicknamed the “Skull and Crossbones Nebula,” is a star-forming region whose appearance has occasionally also been likened to that of a colorful mandrill. It includes areas where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars.

Telescope: Astro Physics 175EDF f8.3
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: SBIG STT8300
Guider: Mini Borg 50 / SBIG STi

H-alpha: 48×20 mins = 960 mins

Total Imaging Time: 16h 00m

Data Imaged remotely over 11 nights during March, April 2017.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.