Sh2-155 (LBN 529) area aka the "Cave" Bright Nebula complex* in Cepheus
Center of field at approximately: RA 22 hours 56 minutes 37 seconds, Dec +62 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds
Size: 14' x 11'; Magnitude: --; Class: Emission (Sharpless) 3 2 2
North is up
West to the right
| Telescope: |
8" f5 Newtonian reflector |
| Camera: |
ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -20c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.56 |
| Image: |
Lumicon Red filter, 970 minutes (97 x 10 minute subs), 09/11/12/13/14/15/16/2010; 2.0-3.2 FWHM per CCDStack |
| Processing: |
CCDStack 2.11.3874.21660, Photoshop 7.0 |
| Location: |
Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s) |
| Notes:* | Sh2-155 is the crescent-shaped bright nebula a the top left ... the Dark Nebulae to the East (left) of Sh2-155 is TGU H699 (P1), the more prominent Dark Nebula to the West (right) is LDN 1216. See this remarkable wide field color image assembled by Davide De Martin |