[back] Sh2-173 (Phantom of the Opera Nebula) in Cassiopeia
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About this Image / Über dieses Bild
| CCD: | Omegon veTEC410c |
| Image Type, Orientation: | RGB-HaOIII Composite, North is at 12:00h |
| Exposure time: | RGB: 17x300s, HaOIII: 59x300s (6:20 total) |
| Exposure date: |
August 4th...7th 2024 |
| Location: | Capella Observatory at Skinakas, Crete/Greece,robotic (with babysitting from Bad Arolsen/Germany |
| Filter: | RGB: Internal Bayer-Matrix, HA/OIII: STC Astro Duo-Narrowband Filter |
| Instrument: | Ganymed 60cm-Hypergraph in primary focus (f=1840 mm) |
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Final Image Seeing (FWHM): |
1.8" |
| Photographer: | Josef Pöpsel, Frank Sackenheim, Stefan Binnewies |
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Remarks: |
In the
constellation Cassiopeia lies the HII region Sh2-173, also known as the
Phantom of the Opera Nebula. Its nickname comes from its resemblance to the
characteristic half-mask from the famous musical. |
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Bemerkungen: |
Im Sternbild Cassiopeia befindet
sich die HII-Region Sh2-173, auch bekannt als Phantom-of-the-Opera-Nebel.
Seinen Trivialnamen verdankt dieser Gasnebel seiner Ähnlichkeit mit der
Halbschalenmaske aus dem gleichnamigen Musical. |
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