NGC 1624/SH2-212
About this object
Sh2-212 is the round red emission nebula in the lower left of the image. NGC 1624 is the star cluster located within this nebula and Sh2-212 is the hydrogen emission cloud surrounding it. NGC 1624 is located in the constellation Perseus. Dark dusk clouds can also be seen through out the image with the densest concentration in the upper right near another red emission nebula named Sh2-211
Image Details
- Optics : 10" Astrograph @f3.79
- Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
- Camera: QSI 583
- Filters: Astrodon Ha and LRGB filter set
- Exposure: HaLRGB 400:230:220:150:200
- Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 5.23, CCD Commander
- Processing: PixInsight 1.7
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: Dec 12
