DESCRIPTION: Discovered on September 5 1784 by William Herschel, estimates of the nebulas distance are 2,400 light years. This Nebula image is one part of a larger Super Nova remnant that spans about 6 times the diamiter of the full moon. This super nova exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago and was about 20 times the size of our sun when it blew up. At the time, the exposion was brighter then the planet Venus, and it was visable during the daytime.
LOCATION: Raleigh, North Carolina
DATE: 09/06/20 9:56PM
SCOPE: William Optics 5.2" FLT132 f/7
CAMERA: SBIG SFT-8300M CCD
EXPOSURE: 13x600sHa, 13x600sOIII, 17x600sSII, 7 hour 10 minute total exposure.NOTES: This was the first time I experimented imaging and post processing using the Hubble Palette. All images are shot in narrow band (Ha, OIII, SII), and process in color with Red=Ha, Green=SII, and Blue=OIII. I was impressed it was as easy as it was to process and will be attempting this again soon with more images of the Eastern Vail, and other nebula.