SH2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula

Steven Hill

SH2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula

The Dolphin Head Nebula is an HII region located in the constellation of Canis Major. The nebula is bubble-shaped and surrounds a Wolf–Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris. This star is in a pre-supernova phase in its stellar evolution. The nebula appearing like a dolphin's head is about 4,530 light-years distant from Earth.

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

CHI-4 ASA 500N, 50-cm F3.6 newtonian

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI PL 16803

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

El Sauce observatory, Rio Hurtado Valley - Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

13 October 2021

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Astrodon LRGB Ha SII Oiii (3nm)

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PixInsight, Lightroom and Photoshop

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Data: Telescope Live, Processing: Steven Hill