Sharpless 119
Constellation Cygnus, RA 21h 18m Dec +44 00
RGB image mixed with Hydrogen Alpha light
R=R+Ha, G=G, B+Ha
RGB image mixed with Hydrogen Alpha, Sulfur II and Oxygen III light
This image was combined using spectral mapping assigning colors to the wavelength of light through 6 different filters
Hubble Pallet narrow band image using Sulfur II, Hydrogen Alpha and Oxygen III filtered images
R= SII, G=Ha, B=OIII
Sharpless 119, Sh2-119
About this object
Sharpless 119 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus lying about 3 degrees east of the famous N. American Nebula. Near the center of the image is the bright magnitude 5 star 68 Cygni. These images combine 25hrs worth of data taken through wide band RGB and Narrow Band SII, Ha, and OIII filters.
Image Details
- Optics : Stellarvue SV100Q Quadruplet Refractor
- Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
- Camera: QSI 583
- Filters: Astrodon R:G:B:SII:Ha:OIII filter set
- Exposure: RGBSIIHaOIII 110:110:180:280:500:300
- Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 5.23, CCD Commander
- Processing: PixInsight 1.8
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: Aug/Sep 14
