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Date: Oct. 9-10, 2018 - Location: Davis Mountains West of Fort Davis, TX Telescope: Stellarvue SV102ED - Camera: ST-8300M - Filters: Astrodon SII, Ha, OIII Exposure: Ha = 380 min, OIII = 400 min (Binned 1 X 1) Click on the image to view at higher resolution. |
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Sh2-205 is a large nebula on the border of the constellations Camelopardalis and Perseus at an estimated distance of approximately 3,200 light-years. Sh2-205 is commonly referred to as the Peanut Nebula. The nebula is classified as a HII region and is divided into 3 sections identified as SH 149.25-0.0, SH 148.83-0.67, and LBN 148.11-0.45. HII regions are typically the site of active star formation. The image above is known as a Bi-Color (Near True Color) image and was acquired using narrowband filters. It was assembled by mapping Ha to Red and OIII to Blue and Green. A Full Hubble Palette version of Sh2-155 may be viewed here. 1 https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/387/3/1080/1025139
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