NGC 1491 - The Fossil Footprint

Image Description and Details : ​Located on the edge of a vast cloud of natural gas, about 10,700 light-years away in the constellation Perseus, NGC 1491 (also called the Fossil Footprint) is an H II region (a large, low-density cloud of partially ionized gas in which star formation has recently taken place). Its central star (BD +50 886), is a young blue star with an 11.22 magnitude whose stellar winds are blowing a bubble in the surrounding gas.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ130ED
Imaging cameras: ASI 2600MM
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2M
​Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS60CB
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Focal Extender / Reducer: None
Software: Sequence Generator Pro SGP (for capture) PHD 2 (guiding), Astro Pixel Processor & PixInsight,
Filters: Astrodon Ha (3nm), Astrodon OIII (3nm), Astrodon SII (3nm),
Accessories: ATIK EFW3, SeleTEK2 controlling Robofocus Focuser.

Original Image : 5100 x 3400
Dates: 5th - 18th Jan 2023

Frames:
Astrodon Ha 42 x 10'
Astrodon OIII 36 x 10'
Astrodon SII 30 x 10'

Total integration = 18 Hours.

Copyright: Brendan Kinch