SH2-263 (aka Strawberry Nebula or Raspberry Nebula)

[Kinch]

My backyard is not a dark site for imaging - but from time to time I will give an RGB target a go.....just for a change. This one is not so easy at the best of times and from an urban location....well I can only do so much!

SH2-263, sometimes called the Strawberry Nebula or Raspberry Nebula, is an emission nebula that lies in the Constellation Orion, near the "head" or Orion and right next to the bright star Bellatrix. Sh2-263 is the red emission nebula (upper left quadrant) and vdB38 is the blue reflection nebula. The central star is HD 34989.

(5 Hrs Lum + 4½ Hrs total RGB + 1½ Hrs Ha = 11 Hours). I used ASI 2600Mm with FSQ130ED on Trident P75 mount.