Sh2 308 -- then and now

Sh2-308 HOO
Sh2 308 -- then and now
Sh2-308 HOO
State of the art, ca. 1980!
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Sh2 308 -- then and now

The nebula Sh2 308 is an interstellar 'bubble' blown by HD 50896, the Wolf-Rayet star at its heart. I carried out a study of this system (very!) many years ago, as an early-career researcher; it's salutory to see how much progress has been made in imaging in the interim.

Second image from https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1986MNRAS.222..809H/abstract

TLPOD 2/9/23 :)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-2
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Chile/El Sauce
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
2021/04
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
HOO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight w/noiseX, blurX plugins, final tweaks with CS6
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
idh/TL
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