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Sh2-171

Sh2-171 is an emission nebula in Cepheus.

I have shot few objects from the Sharpless catalog before, I find them interesting and
not too common as an imaging targets.

"natural" color version with synthesized green from H-alpha and O-III.
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Imaging data:
Camera, QHY8 -
Filters,
Baader 7nm H-alpha, Baader 8,5nm O-III and Baader 8nm S-II -
Optics,
Tokina AT-X 300mm @ f2.8 -
Exposures,
9X 1200s H-alpha, 3 X 1200 O-III and 3X1200s S-II + flats and bias - Guiding,
LX200 GPS 12" + PHD-guiding and Lodestar

Sh2-171

Sh2-171

Sh2-171 is an emission nebula in Cepheus.

I have shot few objects from the Sharpless catalog before, I find them interesting and
not too common as an imaging targets.

"natural" color version with synthesized green from H-alpha and O-III.
-
Imaging data:
Camera, QHY8 -
Filters,
Baader 7nm H-alpha, Baader 8,5nm O-III and Baader 8nm S-II -
Optics,
Tokina AT-X 300mm @ f2.8 -
Exposures,
9X 1200s H-alpha, 3 X 1200 O-III and 3X1200s S-II + flats and bias - Guiding,
LX200 GPS 12" + PHD-guiding and Lodestar