SH2-284

[emyliano2000]

Another over looked target that doesn't draw much attention because of a famous neighbour but this time it's SH2-284 in Monoceros.

I call it The Ring of Fire nebula

It also resembles the alien writting from the Arrival movie

Sh2-284 is a HII star forming region of gas and dust located approximately 15 thousand light years from the Earth.

It is observed in the central-eastern part of the constellation, about 5° southeast of the famous Rosette Nebula.

Mount: StellarDrive GT6

AstroTech 106LE with upgraded Moonlite focuser

TSFlat 2" field flattener

ASI294MM Pro Cmos camera, cooled at - 15°C

8x1.25" ZWO USB filterwheel

Chroma 1.25" RGB and Chroma 1.25" 3nm SHO filters

QHY294M Pro Cmos camera, cooled at - 15°C

QHYCCD QHYCCD CFW3M-US 36mm filterwheel

Antlia 36mm 3nm Ha filter

Qhyccd QHY5L-IIM guide camera

OpticStar AR90 as guidescope

Qhyccd Polemaster

Date: 17.01.2022 to 17.12.2022

Location: Bushey, Hertfordshire, Bortle 7 and Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, bortle 5

Frames:

Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 41×600″(6h 50′)

Chroma Blue 1.25": 10×60″(10′)

Chroma Green 1.25": 10×60″(10′)

Chroma H-alpha 3nm Bandpass 1.25": 49×600″(8h 10′)

Chroma OIII 3nm Bandpass 1.25": 40×600″(6h 40′)

Chroma Red 1.25": 10×60″(10′)

Chroma SII 3nm Bandpass 1.25": 38×600″(6h 20′)

Total integration time 28 hours and 30 minutes

Stacked and calibrated in AstroPixel Processor and processed in Pixinsight (with help from Blur Xterminator, Star Xterminator and Noise Xterminator) and Photoshop CC 2023

https://www.astrobin.com/qp86tv/

Emil

[carastro]

Very nice result.

Carole 

[simmo39]

V nice!

[Mr Spock]

Very nicely processed. The combination of colours used brings out the detail well 👍

[emyliano2000]

Thank you very much, I really lile how it came out, I consider it one of my best photos 😊

Emil