Simeiz 147 (Sh2-240). Supernova remnant
This is an image of the spider that lurks within the filamentous web that is the supernova remnant Simeiz 147 (Sh2-240) in Taurus. A 100 000 year old cloud of stellar debris a massive 3 degrees in size (approx. 150 ly wide) and some 3 000 ly distant
G4 26 Nov 2008 08:48 - 11:20 UTC
RA 05:43:19.90 Dec +28:16:40.0
6 x Ha 600 sec bin 1
3 x Sii 120 sec bin 2
3 x Oiii 120 sec bin 2
LRGB combination, L = (Ha + Sii + Oiii) "deconvoluhanced", Ha = R, Sii = G, Oiii = B
....and zooming out....
G4 26 Nov 2008 08:48 - 11:20 UTC
RA 05:43:19.90 Dec +28:16:40.0
6 x Ha 600 sec bin 1
3 x Sii 120 sec bin 2
3 x Oiii 120 sec bin 2
LRGB combination, L = (Ha + Sii + Oiii) "deconvoluhanced", Ha = R, Sii = G, Oiii = B
....and zooming out....
Attachments:
Simeis147-LRGB.jpg