Telescope: Meade SN10 at f/4, Orion Atlas EQ-G
Camera: QHY 268c, Mode 0, Gain 30, Offset 30, -10C
Filter: 2” Radian Triad Ultra Hb, OIII, Ha, SII filter
Guide scope: Williams Optics 50mm, ASI290MM mini, PHD
Exposure: 41x300sec, saved as RAW16/FITS
Darks: 32×300 sec
Flats: 64×2 sec, tee shirt flats taken at dusk
Average Light Pollution: Red zone, fair transparency
Lensed Sky Quality Meter: 18.6 mag/arc-sec^2
Stacking: Mean with a 1-sigma clip.
White Balance: Nebulosity Automatic
Software: SharpCap Pro, Nebulosity, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop
This is M1, the Crab Nebula in Taurus (the Bull). M1 is a supernova remnant; the remains of a star that ended its life in one of the most violent events in nature. This particular supernova erupted in 1054 and the star became so bright that it was visible in broad daylight for 23 days. The resulting nebula is expanding so fast that the motion can be detected in images taken a few years apart. At the heart of the nebula is a pulsar; a neutron star spinning at over 30 revolutions per second!
M1 currently rises in the northeast around 7:30 and is high overhead during the early morning.
Recent Comments