afesan Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Maybe this could be the first amateur image of this object (vdB 47).. a curious orange one..¡¡ A detailed image can be seen in the link at the end of this message.. There are not clear references into the Sharpless catalog: http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/243 and just some minimal explanations..but I can´t locate any clear image of it. This image was taken unguided with the new Sequence BETA version along all November month . A fantastic soft.¡ vdB 47 (SH2-243 ) (Taurus) * November 2013 * ASA N12 astrograph (f/3,6,1078mm) * ASA DDM85 mount * FLI ML8300 at -25ºC * LRGB Optec filter set * L:690m R:170m G:150m B:170m * vdB 47 is a reflection nebula associated with an emission visible in the constellation of Taurus. It is a cloud of gas that surrounds the star HD37387, an orange supergiant of spectral class K1Ib,placed at a distance of 6500 light years, at the inner end of the Perseus arm. The nebula has a distinctly orange colour due to the radiation of this star ,having an effective temperature of 4500 kelvin.This cloud may be associated with the region of star formation , which also belongs to the maser DG68 and the IRAS source 05363+2317,together with some sources o radio waves ( Reference: Wikipedia). Link to image: http://afesan.es/Deepspace/slides/Vdb%2047%20%28SH2-243%29%20%28Taurus%29.html Thanks for looking at. Antonio . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldemar Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Wow Antonio, that is quite an image ... Congratulations! BR Waldemar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afesan Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 You are very kind Waldemar. Thanks¡¡ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattssporre Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 As usual top notch! BRMatts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusblauensteiner Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Great image Antonio, i didn't know this one! BR Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afesan Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Many thanks Matts and Markus. It was a nice surprise when processing the image to see some minor structures and patches I never seem before. Thanks for looking and comments. Best regards, Clear skies. Antonio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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