[AZ-Observing] A "Special" Target...
- From: "David M. Douglass" <dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 13:00:11 -0700
I got a good target last night. Kind of “special”, so thought I might share it.
The target was SH2-8, and is sometimes also known as NGC-6334, and known as the
“Cat’s Paw” or “Bear’s Paw” Nebulae. This is one of the Astronomical League’s
“Bright Nebulae” targets.
What made this one extra special, is what I had to do to capture it. It is a
Southern Sky object, and at its peak, is only at 18 degrees elevation. This is
below my wall height for the observatory. So, I had to set up the travel mount
(CG-5) in the back yard. I was dodging all kinds of obstacles, including roof
lines, low height vegetation, roof top refrigeration units, palm trees, and
some clouds. Normally, that is not too much of a problem, but this is a Ha
filter image, and the frames were 20-min exposures. The level of complication
rose dramatically.
But the result was good, and the final image (stack of 3) is definitely a
keeper. You can see the final result here, if interested:
http://www.az-dahut.net/Obs-Log-Sheets/SH2-0008-07192014.jpg
Any and all comments are welcomed.
David M. Douglass
dmdouglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (secondary)
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (main)
Cell (602) 908-9092
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