Wide field view of the Pencil Nebula

Wide field view of the Pencil Nebula
Wide field view of the Pencil Nebula - annotated
Wide field view of the Pencil Nebula v2
Wide field view of the Pencil Nebula v3
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Wide field view of the Pencil Nebula

The Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant, which occupies the upper half of this image. Several nebulae from the RCW catalogue are visible too (RCW35 to RCW39, see the annotated version). The image is 16 hours integration of Ha and OIII taken with AUS-2 telescope.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED (AUS-2)
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
November 2021 - April 2022
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Ha, OIII
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
PixInsight
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Processed by Marek Idec
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