Simeis 147 Supernova Remnant. This is what remains of a star that exploded about 30,000 years ago. It so ancient that the expanding debris has expanded so much making it one of the faintest object in the night sky. The image is approximately 7 "full moons" in apparent diameter. It is so huge that it will not fit in the FOV of most telescopes in one go so I tried the FL200mm lens. It was also the "first light" of my STF-8300M and first time to use 10-minute long subs. It was also the first time I headed out to an astro site without testing my equipments so as expected, multiple surprises (read problems) arose. Anyway, the intention is just to capture Simeis 147. Hoping in the near future I can do justice to this beautiful object.Monday, January 13, 2014
Simeis 147
Simeis 147 Supernova Remnant. This is what remains of a star that exploded about 30,000 years ago. It so ancient that the expanding debris has expanded so much making it one of the faintest object in the night sky. The image is approximately 7 "full moons" in apparent diameter. It is so huge that it will not fit in the FOV of most telescopes in one go so I tried the FL200mm lens. It was also the "first light" of my STF-8300M and first time to use 10-minute long subs. It was also the first time I headed out to an astro site without testing my equipments so as expected, multiple surprises (read problems) arose. Anyway, the intention is just to capture Simeis 147. Hoping in the near future I can do justice to this beautiful object.
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