Thursday, February 2, 2012

SH2-252



SH2-252 is an emission nebula located about 6,350 light years away in the constellation Orion. 

Optics:  Deep Sky Instruments RC10C
Mount:  Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera:   SBIG ST2K XM
Guiding Camera:  SBIG ST-i
Filters Astrodon  S2, Ha & O3
Location:  Roswell, Georgia

Exposure Details
S2 = 420 Minutes (mapped to red)
Ha = 270 Minutes (mapped to green)
O3 = 255 Minutes (mapped to blue)
All sub-exposures were 15 Minutes.