Sh2-311 / NGC 2467
Emission Nebula & Cluster, Puppis
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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.
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