Sh2-199 (Soul Nebula) with possible proplyds?

[pietervdv]

Hello everyone,

I'd like to share my latest image: a 2 panel mosaic of sh2-199 aka the Soul Nebula.

Total exposure was 16 hours in 20 min subexposures over 3 nights last 2 weeks.

Telescope: 10" f/3.8 Newton astrograph

CCD: sbig st8300 cooled to -25°C giving a resolution of 1.17 arcsec/pixel

Mount: Mesu 200 SiTech

Capture (incl. platesolving, autofocus and meridean flip) was fully automated using SGP.

Processing: levels & curves + contrast boost in PS (no more than 15min)

Higher res versions can be found here:

Small: http://www.astronomie.be/pieter.vandevelde/post/soul%20nebula%20v2_small.jpg

Medium: http://www.astronomie.be/pieter.vandevelde/post/soul%20nebula%20v2_med.jpg

When looking at the 100% size, some very interesting features start to show up. Possibly proplyds (protoplanetary structures), or an early stage of them?

Thanks for looking.

Regards,

Pieter

[xtreemchaos]

very nice mate, well done. thanks for posting  charl.