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Sharpless Diffuse Nebula’s Sh2-87 and Sh2-88
About this object
Located in the constellation Vulpecula, two diffuse emission nebula, Sh2 88 (upper center large red area) and Sh2-87 (brighter red area near center bottom) contain star forming regions. These two nebula range from 6,800 to 7,500 light years distant. Near Sh2-88 and just to the left are two bright red knots called Sh2-88A (right) and Sh2-88B(left). Sh2-88B is thought to be an active star forming nebula complex. Within Sh2-87, are two other small objects that also are star forming nebula. Sh2-87 E and Sh2-87 W. These small features can be seen on this annotated image and a better view on this full resolution image.
This image combines 13hrs of Ha exposures and 15hrs of Red, Green and Blue exposures combined to make a color image.
Located in the constellation Vulpecula, two diffuse emission nebula, Sh2 88 (upper center large red area) and Sh2-87 (brighter red area near center bottom) contain star forming regions. These two nebula range from 6,800 to 7,500 light years distant. Near Sh2-88 and just to the left are two bright red knots called Sh2-88A (right) and Sh2-88B(left). Sh2-88B is thought to be an active star forming nebula complex. Within Sh2-87, are two other small objects that also are star forming nebula. Sh2-87 E and Sh2-87 W. These small features can be seen on this annotated image and a better view on this full resolution image.
This image combines 13hrs of Ha exposures and 15hrs of Red, Green and Blue exposures combined to make a color image.
Image Details
- Optics : Stellarvue SVS 130 f5 refractor
- Mount: Paramount MYT
- Camera: QSI 583
- Filters: Astrodon 36mm RGB+5nm Ha
- Exposure: HaRGB: 780:300:300:300 total exposure time 28hrs
- Camera/Mount Control: The Sky X, CCD Auto Pilot 5
- Focusing: @focus 2
- Guiding: SX Lodestar
- Processing: PixInsight 1.8,
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: July 2017
