Sh2-132
Lion Nebula (Natural Palette)
Cepheus the King
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Sh2-132, as designated in the Sharpless catalog, is a relatively faint emission nebula located approximately 10,000 lightyears distant in the constellation Cepheus the King. As we often visualize objects when viewing cloud formations in our earthly sky, some see a lion in this celestial cloud with the head to the upper left and the body, legs, and tail extending to the right. An obscuring dark lane of dust and gas is located in the “head of the lion” and appears to form the lion’s facial features.
The Lion Nebula in Cepheus
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Technical card
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| Object | Sh2-132 |
| Imaging telescope | Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph 8″ |
| Imaging camera | ZWO ASI 1600MM PRO |
| Mount | iOptron CEM60 |
| Guiding | Guidescope 240mm, ZWO ASI 120MM |
| Filter | Baader f/2 Highspeed H-Alpha, Baader f/2 Highspeed OIII, Baader f/2 Highspeed SII (each 2″), Baader R, G, B (2″) |
| Accessories | Starizona Filter Slider, Celestron Focus Motor for SCT |
| Integration | 33.7 hours, H-Alpha: 205×180″, OIII: 290×120″, SII: 215×180″, Red/Green/Blue each: 120×30″ |
| Dates of recording | 6 nights in September 2020 |
| AstroBin | Link |
Awards
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ZWO Astronomy Picture of the Week (#01/2021) – Link to publication
LION NEBULA PRINT & RAW DATA
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