SH2-124
Above image awarded AAPOD2 image of the day on 21 August 2022
Below: Another rendition in March 2023
I am just going to say what everybody else seems to say: “SH2-124 is an emission nebula in northern Cygnus at about 8.500 light years away. It doesn’t seem to be imaged very often, and I was not able to find much additional information about it.”
Not imaged very often but I think with sufficient exposure – this area makes a lovely target for an image.
Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging camera: ASI 2600MM
Mount: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescope: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding camera: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD 2
Processing Software: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Topaz DeNoise, Photoshop
Filters (50mm): Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm) & Astrodon OIII (3nm)
Accessories: ATIK EFW3, SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser.
Original Image : 3500 x 4000
This Image (Max) : 2800 x 3200
Dates: 15th - 19th Aug 2022
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 42 x 10'
Astrodon SII 42 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 42 x 10'
Total integration = 21 Hours
Center (RA, Dec): (324.832, 50.343)
Center (RA, hms): 21h 39m 19.596s
Center (Dec, dms): +50° 20' 35.499"
Size: 1.42 x 1.62 deg
Radius: 1.079 deg
Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 90.2 degrees E of N
Not imaged very often but I think with sufficient exposure – this area makes a lovely target for an image.
Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging camera: ASI 2600MM
Mount: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescope: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding camera: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD 2
Processing Software: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, Topaz DeNoise, Photoshop
Filters (50mm): Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm) & Astrodon OIII (3nm)
Accessories: ATIK EFW3, SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser.
Original Image : 3500 x 4000
This Image (Max) : 2800 x 3200
Dates: 15th - 19th Aug 2022
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 42 x 10'
Astrodon SII 42 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 42 x 10'
Total integration = 21 Hours
Center (RA, Dec): (324.832, 50.343)
Center (RA, hms): 21h 39m 19.596s
Center (Dec, dms): +50° 20' 35.499"
Size: 1.42 x 1.62 deg
Radius: 1.079 deg
Pixel scale: 1.46 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 90.2 degrees E of N
Sky Map & Finder Chart
SII, Ha & OIII in the image:
Annotated Image
