NGC 6164/5

[Benklerk]

NGC 6164

NGC 6164 was created by a rare, hot, luminous O-type star, some 40 times as massive as the Sun, the cenetal star is about 3 to 4 million years old.  In another three to four million years the massive star will end its life in a supernova explosion. Spanning around 4 light-years, the nebula itself has a bipolar symmetry. NGC 6164 has been found to have an extensive, faint halo, expanding into the surrounding interstellar medium, the material in the halo is likely from an earlier active phase of the O star.

GSO RC 6
ZWO ASI 1600mm with filters
HEQ5 Pro belt mod
Red      50 x 3min = 150min
Green    42 x 3min = 126min
Blue     48 x 3min = 144min
HA       57 x 10min = 570min
OIII     21 x 10min = 210min
Total time 20hrs

[Allinthehead]

A new one for me. Nice job.

[peter shah]

very deep....nice job capturing the outer shell

[Tim]

Thats a new one for me, what a beauty!

[celestron8g8]

WOW,never seen that one before ! Great capture !

[coatesg]

Great shot - lovely delicate outer shell too!

[Benklerk]

Thanks for the responses guys.

Yeah this object is a southern Hemisphere object. Trying to get the outer shell was the most difficult to get. As I'm limited to around 10min on my mount that is the best I can do until I can upgrade.

[Shibby]

What a spectacular nebula! Sounds like this star has a very short, but very glamorous, life