Black Manta Nebula
Black Manta Nebula: This Dark Nebula resembling a Manta Fish lies not far from the galactic center in the constellation of Scutum. The deep image was created by using also an H-alpha filter, thus bringing out the fine structures of of the beautiful object. In addition the large star field of this region was also slightly reduced.
Object |
Dark Nebula Barnard 312 |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
B 312 |
Constellation |
Scutum |
Optics |
IAS 10" Newton f/4.5 |
Mount |
10Micron GM3000 HPS |
Camera |
QHY268M |
Exposure |
37x5m H-alpha, 60x2m L, 60x1m R, 60x1m G, 60x1m B. Chroma filterset. Total exposure 8h 5m. N.I.N.A for capture control and sequencing |
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Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
Guiding |
PHD2 as Guiding Software |
Processing |
PixInsight, Photoshop. Ha/LRGB |
Location-Date |
Location: IAS - Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V. - Hakos Observatory, Namibia. 23./24. July 2023 |
Remark |
Image acquisition: IAS Remote Team 'Lukas'. Image proccessing: Dieter Willasch |