SH2-224 / SH2-223 / SH2-225 / SH2-227
| Object |
SH2-224, The Rice Hat Nebula (bottom center); SH2-223 (left
center); SH2-225 (top center; SH2-227 (top/left), in Auriga NOTE: See close-up crops below of SH2-224 and SH2-224/SH2-223. |
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| Telescope (Photo) | William Optics Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Off-axis using ZWO OAG-Large with Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 OTA @ f/7 on Losmandy G-11 mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by controlled by N.I.N.A. | |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 195 images: 65 SII (300 seconds each) 65 Ha (300 seconds each) 65 OIII (300 seconds each) Total 16.25 hours data capture, using Antlia V-Pro 3nm 2" narrowband filters. Calibrated with bias and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.3 |
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| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory I, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | 01/26/2026 - 01/28/2026 |
SH2-224 Crop from above wide-field photo
SH2-224 and SH2-223 crop from above wide-field photo
