Above image awarded APOD GrAG 'Image of the Day' 21st October 2020
There is a 2022 image of SH2-132; HERE
Another rendition (February 2021)
SH2-132
Sharpless 2-132 is a very faint emission type nebula on the Cepheus/Lacerta border. It lies at a degree southeast of Epsilon Cep, and has a size of about 40 arc minutes.
Sh2-132 is located at a distance of almost 3200 parsecs (about 10400 light years), putting it in the Perseus Arm , in the region of Cepheus OB1, a large, bright OB association . The stars responsible for the ionization of its gases are very hot and massive; in particular, two Wolf-Rayet stars , known by the initials HD and HD 211 564 211 853 (the latter also having the initials WR 153), as well as a star of spectral class O8.5V and a dozen stars of class B. Around the star class O and one of the stars of Wolf-Rayet extends a bubble clearly visible in the band of radio waves, identified with the initials B Shell , probably originated from the stellar wind of the two massive stars. A structure similar but smaller, Shell A , hosts near its center a star class K
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging cameras: FLI ML16200
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Astro Pixel Processor (for stacking), Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture)
Filters: Astrodon Ha, SII, OIII.
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW3
Original Resolution: 4341x 2894
Dates: 28th Sept - 7th Oct '20
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 48 x 10'
Astrodon SII 42 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 42 x 10'
Total Time: 22 Hours
Center (RA, Dec): (334.581, 55.844)
Center (RA, hms): 22h 18m 19.522s
Center (Dec, dms): +55° 50' 36.796"
Size: 2.3 x 1.53 deg
Radius: 1.381 deg
Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 0.748 degrees E of N
Sh2-132 is located at a distance of almost 3200 parsecs (about 10400 light years), putting it in the Perseus Arm , in the region of Cepheus OB1, a large, bright OB association . The stars responsible for the ionization of its gases are very hot and massive; in particular, two Wolf-Rayet stars , known by the initials HD and HD 211 564 211 853 (the latter also having the initials WR 153), as well as a star of spectral class O8.5V and a dozen stars of class B. Around the star class O and one of the stars of Wolf-Rayet extends a bubble clearly visible in the band of radio waves, identified with the initials B Shell , probably originated from the stellar wind of the two massive stars. A structure similar but smaller, Shell A , hosts near its center a star class K
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging cameras: FLI ML16200
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Astro Pixel Processor (for stacking), Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture)
Filters: Astrodon Ha, SII, OIII.
Accessories: Robofocus Focuser, ATIK EFW3
Original Resolution: 4341x 2894
Dates: 28th Sept - 7th Oct '20
Frames:
Astrodon Ha 48 x 10'
Astrodon SII 42 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 42 x 10'
Total Time: 22 Hours
Center (RA, Dec): (334.581, 55.844)
Center (RA, hms): 22h 18m 19.522s
Center (Dec, dms): +55° 50' 36.796"
Size: 2.3 x 1.53 deg
Radius: 1.381 deg
Pixel scale: 1.91 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 0.748 degrees E of N
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