NGC 1555

Hind's Variable Nebula & Region, Taurus

February 2009. Cave Creek Canyon Observatory, Arizona Sky Village

NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind’s Variable Nebula, is a variable nebula, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog as 238. It is a Herbig–Haro object. The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852 by John Russell Hind.

Telescope: ASA N16 f3.6
Mount: Astro Physics 1200GTO
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Guider: SBIG STL-Internal

L: 22×5 mins = 110 mins, R: 12×5 mins = 60 mins, G: 12×5 mins = 60 mins, B: 12×5 mins = 60 mins

Total Imaging Time: 4h 50m

Data Imaged remotely over 5 nights during February 2009.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.