IC443 - The Jellyfish Nebula
Fri Nov 24 2023
Here’s another one from when I was testing out back focus spacing on my wide-field setup. Going to need to make some adjustments to fix the corner stars. Still like how this turned out despite the low integration time and the fact that this is just a colorized Ha image.
About this object
- Type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Gemini (the Twins)
- Apparent magnitude
- 12
- Apparent size
- 50.0′ × 40.0′
- Catalogue designations
- IC 443
Gem A is a supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini (the Twins). It shines at about magnitude 12 and spans roughly 50.0′ × 40.0′ on the sky.
Acquisition
- Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm: 73 × 3m (3h 39m)
- Total integration: 3h 39m
Equipment
- Telescope / Lens: Astro-Tech AT72EDII
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Celestron Advanced VX
- Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm
- Guiding scope: ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
- Guiding camera: ZWO ASI224MC
- Accessories: Astro-Tech .8X Reducer for F6 (ATR8), ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Astrophotography by David Joyce, AstroDavido.