Seahorse Nebula

Seahorse Nebula

Description

I went up to one of my tried-and-true dark sky locations in the Swiss Mountains to capture this faint object. Amidst the twinkling lights of thousands of stars, long exposure photography makes this cosmic seahorse slowly appear.

Technical

Constellation Cepheus

Category Deep Sky

Coordinates RA 312.452 / DEC 60.172

Image scale 3.885 arcsec/pixel

Orientation 265.267°

Acquisition

Published Sep 16, 2023

Location Nufenenpass, Switzerland

Total integration 6 hr

Date 2023-08-12

Average moon phase 13% illuminated

Gear

Telescopes

Celestron RASA 8"

Cameras

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Mounts

Accessories

ZWO ASIAIR Plus

SkyMap

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