2017-10-11 / Image Details (Click on image to enlarge)
galacticsights
astrophotography
B 169, Black Fish Nebula
Technical Details
| Location | Zollikerberg, Switzerland |
| Camera | Nikon DSLR D810A |
| Telescope | Skywatcher Quattro 8CF 200 DS Fibre OTA Newton Carbon |
| Special Lense | Skywatcher Newtonian F4 Coma Corrector |
| Mount | Skywatcher AZ-EQ6, EQASCOM, Stellarium |
| Autoguiding | Lacerta MGEN2 (Autoguiding, Dithering) |
| Camera Control | APT - Astro Photography Tool v3.4 |
| Lights | 60 x 120s (2h), ISO-1600, additional Biases, Flats, no Darks |
| Stacking Software | Pixinsight 1.8 |
| Image Processing | Pixinsight 1.8 |
The B169-B171, also called The Black Fish, is a dark nebula complex in the constellation Cepheus. The nebula is surrounded by the red glow of Sh2-134, a diffuse emission nebula. This large red emission nebula is nearly 3000 light years distant and spans an area more that 140 light years across.