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SVX180T - Sh2-132

SVX180T - Sh2-132

Posted by Tony Hallas on 1st Aug 2023

This image of Sh2-132, also known as the "Lion Nebula," was taken by Tony Hallas using his SVX180T and SFFX-2 field flattener. This nebula is approximately 10-12,000 lightyears away and is located in the southern region of the constellation Cepheus, within the Perseus arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Image Details: 

M57 RGB 600 sec X 9 for stars and galaxies, H-a 1800 sec X 9 for extremities, OIII 1200 X 7 for core. ZWO 2400 mono + 5nm Chroma filters. Scope... some junky refractor. NGC 7,000 RGB 300 sec X 9 for stars, H-a 1200 sec X 9, SII 1200 sec X 9, OIII 1800 X 9. ZWO 6200 mono + 5nm Chroma filters. NGC 7023 (Iris) RGB 600 sec X 12, ZWO 6200 mono + Chroma filters. Sh2 - 132 RGB 300 sec X 9 for the stars, H-a 1200 sec X 9, OIII 1800 X 9. ZWO 6200 mono + 5nm Chroma filters. Veil RGB 300 sec for the stars, H-a 1200 sec X 9, OIII 1800 sec X 9 ZWO 6200 + 5nm Chroma filters. All images reduced using CCDStack 2+ and all images processed in PS CC + plugins... some alignments done with Registar.