The Jellyfish
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The last target I chose for 2023 is a target I haven't attempted since March of 2021, and that captured nothing more than a hint of a sliver of what the structure should look like. Now that I dedicated several hours to the target, I have to admit it's a bit overwhelming. There is so much structure and detail. I rank this with the Cat's Eye Nebula in terms of difficulty to image and process, and suspect I'll want more data and will reprocess as I learn more. For now, this is my best effort with IC444: The Jellyfish Nebula.
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Image details
| Telescope: | William Optics Redcat 71 | |
| Length: | 350mm | |
| Aperture: | 71mm | |
| F-stop: | f/4.66 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-12-15 to 2023-12-15 | |
| Lights: | 30 | |
| Exposure: | 300 | |
| Total exposure: | 2 h | |
| Ra: | 6h 18m 51.3s | |
| Dec: | +22° 52' 48.722 | |
| Size: | 132.00 x 123.00 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 001.504 deg | |
| Scale: | 000.92 arcsec/pixel |