Sh1-89 - The Moth Nebula
Sh1-89 is a small bipolar planetary nebula in the constellationn of Cygnus. It is approximately 6,400 light years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Sh1-89, Sharpless 89, Moth Nebula, PK 089-0.1, PN G089.9-00.6
Right Ascension: 21:14:07.63
Declination: +47:46:22.2
Size: 5 arc min
Discovery: Stewart Sharpless in 1953
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 44x1800 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 16x1800 bin 1x1
Luminance: 40x600 bin 1x1
Red: 19x300 bin 2x2
Green: 24x300 bin 2x2
Blue: 24x300 bin 2x2
Total integration: 42.2 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.247 degrees
Capture dates: 8-11 June 2019
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
5nm H-Alpha: 44x1800 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 16x1800 bin 1x1
Luminance: 40x600 bin 1x1
Red: 19x300 bin 2x2
Green: 24x300 bin 2x2
Blue: 24x300 bin 2x2
Total integration: 42.2 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.247 degrees
Capture dates: 8-11 June 2019
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2