Gigantic Dolphin’s Head in Space
Gigantic Dolphin’s Head in Space
At about 4,530 light-years away from Earth, toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) Sh2-308 or more popularly known as Dolphin Head Nebula is an H-II region. The nebula was formed about 70,000 years ago by the massive Wolf-Rayet star known as EZ Canis Majoris, (which is the bright one near the center of the nebula), throwing off its outer hydrogen layers, revealing inner layers of heavier elements
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
FLI PL16083
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of observation
Jan 22
Filters
Astrodon Ha (3nm) & OIII (3nm)
Processing
Pixinsight, Photoshop
Credits
Basudeb Chakrabarti
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