Medusa Nebula

[BigKahuna]

This is the "Medusa Nebula" (Sharpless 2-274) in the Constellation Gemini. This was discovered in 1955 by UCLA Astronomer George Abell. It is a old Planetary Nebula. This is the final death of a star before becoming a white Dwarf. Medusa is about 1500 light years away. This was 45x 3 minute exposures with 20 Darks and Flats. C6N/AVX using a Canon T6 and L-eNhanced clip filter.

[Graeme1858]

You have captured some good colour there for such a faint target BK.

Regards

Graeme

[messier 111]

superb take , thx .

[BigKahuna]

I was wanting to capture something you don't see everyday. I trade pictures with a fellow astrophotographer on the west coast and he is the one who usually finds these rarely seen beauties. He is going to be surprised when he checks his email this morning. He is much better than me. I hope you, and he, likes it.

[BABOafrica]

Going for a tough one to capture. Looks quite good.

BABO