LDN1251 Rotten Fish Nebula-Fragment
| Description |
LDN 1251 is an astronomical object also known as the Rotten Fish Nebula due to its appearance. It is a large, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation Cepheus, located about 1,000 light-years away. The “rotten” fish appearance comes from its dusty, dark, and elongated shape, which is likely a result of interactions with the solar winds from a past supernova. |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | This is my data and processing. |
| Distances/Size | Distance to the object: 1,000 light-years |
| Equipment | Mount-PlaneWave L-350; Scope-PlaneWave CDK14″, 356 mm aperture, 2563 mm focal length; Camera-Moravian C3-61000, 0.30 arcsec/pixel. |
| Observatory | The image was captured at the Prairie Skies Astro remote observatory. |
| Exposure and processing |
LRGB filters, total exposure—28 hours 15 min L: 300X60 = 5 hours 0 min G: 300X96= 8 hours 0 min R: 300X96= 8 hours 0 min B: 300X87 7 hours 15 min Total: 28 hours 15 min Sequence management was performed using Voyager Astro software with the Voyager Advanced RoboTarget scheduler. Processing is done in PixInsight, Photoshop, and LightRoom Classic |