Supernova remnant G107.5-5.2. — the Nereides nebula in Cassiopeia
Image Title: NEW DISCOVERY: Supernova remnant G107.5-5.2. — the Nereides nebula in Cassiopeia
Date image was taken: November 16, 2023
Location: The data acquired in Morocco was collected remotely by Yann Sainty at 2 observatories: High Atlas Observatory (https://astromaroc.com/hao/) and Atlaskies (https://atlaskies.com/), located in Oukaimeden in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
The data from France were acquired at 4 different locations by Nicolas Martino, Richard Galli and Yann Sainty.
Data from the United States was acquired by Bray Falls in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the Sierra Remote Observatories (https://www.sierra-remote.com/).
Image Description and Details: ONE TEAM, 3559 FRAMES, 260 HOURS OF EXPOSURE TIME, TELESCOPES ON THREE CONTINENTS.
and one mission - not just to explore a supernova remnant previously undiscovered by science, but to shoot it in an ambitious collaborative project.
The Nereides Nebula has a maximum diameter of 3 degrees in the night sky, which corresponds to 180 arcminutes and thus 6 times the diameter of the full moon. Coincidentally, there is a famous supernova remnant with the same dimensions - namely the Veil Nebula, or Cygnus Loop. This makes the Nereides Nebula probably the largest and one of the most impressive supernova remnants ever discovered by amateur astronomers.
Equipment Details: Imaging Telescopes: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
Imaging Cameras: QHYCCD QHY600PH M · ZWO ASI2600MM Pro · ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Mounts: Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro × · Software Bisque Paramount MYT GEM
Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 36 mm · Antlia Blue 36 mm · Antlia Green 36 mm · Antlia Luminance 36 mm · Antlia Red 36 mm · Chroma Blue 2" · Chroma Green 2" · Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 2" · Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 2" · Chroma Red 2" · Optolong H-Alpha 3nm 2" · Optolong OIII 3nm 2"
Copyright: Bray Falls (US): discoverer, data acquisition
Marcel Drechsler (GER): Co-discoverer, image processing, imaging planning, research, analysis
Yann Sainty (FR): Imaging planning, data acquisition, data compilation, data preparation
Nicolas Martino (FR): Data acquisition, data preparation
Richard Galli (FR): Data acquisition
Professor Robert Fesen (US): Scientific leadership
Name: Yann SAINTY
AAPOD2 Title: Supernova remnant G107.5-5.2. — the Nereides nebula in Cassiopeia
AAPOD2 Page Link: https://www.aapod2.com/blog/supernova-remnant-g1075-52-the-nereides-nebula-in-cassiopeia
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