Jellyfish Nebula
Jellyfish Nebula: In a distance of about 5000 LY, in the constellation of Gemini or The Twins, one finds this faint nebula. Its designation is IC 443, also called Jellyfish Nebula. The intricate patterns and strings are what is left from a Supernova explosion which probably took place more than 30000 years ago and show the shock fronts of this event on the interstellar matter.
The bright star is Propus (Eta Geminorun).
The image was taken at the IAS astronomical site at the Hakos farm in Namibia.
The image has been selected Astrophoto of the Day(APOD).
Object |
Jellyfish Nebula |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
IC 0443 |
Constellation |
Gemini |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/3 in corrected primary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3 x 10min H-alpha, 3 x 10min [OIII], 2 x 10min each RGB. Baader filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
MaxIm DL5,Photoshop. Color Code L:H-alpha,R:H-alpha/R,GB:[OIII]/GB |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 14 Dec 2012 |
Remark |
