Spaghetti Nebula
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Spaghetti Nebula
The Spaghetti Nebula, also known as Simeis 147 and SH2-240 is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way straddling the border between the constellations Auriga and Taurus.
This is a very large nebula, about 3 degrees across in apparent diameter (6 full moons across the sky). Some 40,000 years ago, a massive star exploded and left this expanding shell of gas. It is approximately 3,000 light years from Earth.
Experimented with various narrowband options - SHO, HSO & HOO, also with using Ha as a luminance frame. I don't think that the luminance option added anything to the final image so I have only included those images without luminance. My favourite is the SHO blend, but have included HSO and HOO as reference.
This is a very large nebula, about 3 degrees across in apparent diameter (6 full moons across the sky). Some 40,000 years ago, a massive star exploded and left this expanding shell of gas. It is approximately 3,000 light years from Earth.
Experimented with various narrowband options - SHO, HSO & HOO, also with using Ha as a luminance frame. I don't think that the luminance option added anything to the final image so I have only included those images without luminance. My favourite is the SHO blend, but have included HSO and HOO as reference.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA-1 Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
QHY 600M
Location
Spain
Date of observation
10 Datasets collected Nov-Dec 2023
Filters
SHO
Processing
Pixinsight, Blur Exterminator, Affinity, Star Exterminator, Topaz De-Noise
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Comments
Thanks for your comments John
Nicely done, Michelle! I agree that Ha is seldom a good luminance for SNRs, given their typical separation of emissions. I also like best your full-spectrum, SHO palette in which Ha green and its secondary yellows and cyans are not totally suppressed.