Sh2-168 from my own „Sterntaucher“ observatory
My next project in 2019 was the emission nebula Sh2-168, located in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Here is an overview of the used equipment and the exposure times:
Equipment | Telescope 1 | Telescope 2 |
Location and date | Krefeld, in October and November 2019 | Krefeld, in October and November 2019 |
Telescope/Lense | TSQ-65ED Apo | TSQ-65ED Apo |
Focal length [mm] | 420 | 420 |
Focal ratio | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Mount | Skywatcher EQ8 | Skywatcher EQ8 |
Camera | Moravian G2 8300 FW | Moravian G3 16200 FW |
Autoguiding | DMK21 AU04 on TSQ-65ED | DMK21 AU04 on TSQ-65ED |
Filter | Hα | R:G:B |
Exposure time [min] | 500 | 180:200:180 |
Resolution | 2.63″/px | 2.95″/px |
Data calibration and registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The RGB Data was upscaled to the Hα data. The result was as follows:


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