TRIFID NEBULA IN HUBBLE PALETTE

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Photographer:

barretosmed

Location of Photo:

JALES - SP - BRAZIL

Date/Time of photo:

11 to 13 June 2020 in Jales-SP-Brazil

Equipment:

Equipment Apo 150mm Scientific Explorer Qhy 16200a colled Filter: Planetarium Baader HSO 2 " 20x300 "bin1 HALPHA + 17 x 300" bin1 S2, OIII Electronic Focuser: Moon Lite Mount: Ioptron Cem60 Polar alignment: Sharcap Capture: Sequence Generation Pro Processing: Photoshop CS6, Pixinisight

Description:

It is situated approximately 5,200 light-years from Earth with an apparent magnitude of 6.3. Complex nebula composed of an emission nebula (the bottom, red, a reflection nebula (the top, blue) and a dark nebula (apparent "gaps" in the emission nebula, which cause the trifurcarda appearance, these are also designated as Barnard 85).

Website:

https://www.astrobin.com/full/v5vfai/0/?nc=user