2020-08-09 / Click on image to enlarge
galacticsights
astrophotography
Sh2-82, Little Cocoon Nebula
Technical Details
| Location | Zollikerberg, Switzerland |
| Camera | Nikon DSLR D810A |
| Telescope | TS ONTC 12" f/4 Carbon Newton |
| Optics | TS 2,5" Wynne Coma Corrector |
| Focal Length | 1140mm |
| Mount | iOptron CEM120 Center-Balanced Equatorial Mount |
| Autoguiding | PHD2 (Dithering) |
| Focuser | Moonlite |
| Planetarium Software | Stellarium | Image Session Control | APT - Astro Photography Tool v3.81, ASCOM Platform 6 |
| Lights | 61 x 120s (total 2h02'), ISO-1600, additional Biases, Flats, no Darks |
| Stacking Software | Pixinsight 1.8, Drizzle 2x |
| Image Processing | Pixinsight 1.8 |
Sh2-82, informally known as the 'little Trifid Nebula' and the 'Cocoon Nebula', is a relatively small emission nebula (seen as red) surrounded by a blue reflection nebula. A long dust lane runs from bottom to top through the image, blocking the light of most of the stars behind it.