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Sh2-112 (DWB 174 & 175) – The Nautilus Nebula
August 29, 2022
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The Nautilus Nebula is an emission nebula approximately 5,600 light years away in the Cygnus constellation. It’s hollwed-out shape gives it the appearance of a mollusk shell.
It’s an active star-forming region. A recent study identified at least 138 young stellar objects less than a million years old.
Celestron 1100 EdgeHD
Telescope
Finder Chart
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Total integration time: 15h 12m
Integration per filter:
- R: 15m 30s (31 × 30")
- G: 17m (24 × 30")
- B: 18m 30s (37 × 30")
- Hα: 4h 48m (96 × 180")
- S2: 4h 51m (97 × 180")
- O3: 4h 42m (94 × 180")
Coordinates: 20h 33m 59s · +45° 38′ 13″
Image Capture
Location:
Back yard in North Dallas
Camera:
ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro
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