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Sh2-155
Image Description and Details :
Sh2-155 (also designated Sharpless 155 or S155) is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. It is widely known as the Cave Nebula. Sh2-155 is an ionized H II region with ongoing star formation activity, at an estimated distance of 725 parsecs (2400 light-years) from Earth.
Copyright: Sergiy Vakulenko
Sharpless -155 “Cave Nebula”
The Cave Nebula (Sh2- 155 or Caldwell 9) is an emission nebula of the Cepheus constellation.
It is a weak light nebula and very diffuse in a greater complex of nebula containing dark emission, reflection and nebulosity. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus and is about 2400 light years from Earth.
Acquisitions with NINA
344 x 300 s i.e. 28 H40
ASKAR 400 bezel
ASI200MC
SIRIL stacking
Pixinsight and Photoshop treatment
Copyright Fred Lamagat
Sh2-155 “The Cave Nebula”
The Cave Nebula lies in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away, pretty close in cosmic terms. The “cave” has a bright rim ionized by the hot blue-white stars in the vicinity. The main “cave” structure is 10 light years across and is catalogued as Sharpless 155 (Sh2-155) and also as Caldwell 9 (the Caldwell catalogue was compiled by Sir Patrick Moore, and named for his mother’s maiden name). Near the lower left corner of the image is a blue reflection nebula, vdB 155. The Cave Nebula region makes a nice natural colour image, highlighting red emission nebula, blue reflection nebulae, dark nebulae and many colourful stars. I’ve also imaged the Cave Nebula before at higher resolution; that image was publishedin the April 2016 issue of Sky and Telescope.
Tekkies:
Acquisition, focusing, and control of Paramount MXmount, with TheSkyX. Focus with Optec DirectSync motor and controller. Unguided. Automation with CCDCommander. Equipment control with PrimaLuce Labs Eagle 3 Pro computer. All pre-processing and processing in PixInsight. Acquired from my SkyShed in Guelph. Average transparency and seeing. Data acquired March 2-14, 2021 in a mostly moonless sky.
Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 f/7 refractor and QHY 16200-Acamera with Optolong H-alpha, O(III) and S(II) filters
Ha: 49 x 10m = 8hr10m
O3: 47 x 10m = 7hr50m
S2: 45 x 10m = 7hr30m
Total: 23hr30m
Copyright: Ron Brecher
Sh2 155 "Cave" Nebula
Image Description and Details : Sh2-155 or Sharpless 155 is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. Images showing a curved arc of emission nebulosity corresponding to a cave mouth (roughly center of image) gives rise to the popular moniker "Cave Nebula". Sh2-155 is an ionized H II region with ongoing star formation activity, at an estimated distance of 2400 light-years from Earth.
Capture info:
Location: Orion’s Belt Remote Observatory, Mayhill NM, USA
Telescope: Takahashi 180ED reflector
Mount: Paramount MX+
Camera: SBIG STXL 16200
Data: 4.75,4.25,4,4.75,4.5 hours LRGB , Ha respectively
Processing: Pixinsight
Copyright: David Doctor