Michael A. Stecker
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Rice Hat Nebula (Sh2-224)
The "Rice Hat Nebula" (Sh2-224) is a very faint supernova remnant in the constellation Auriga located 3.5-degrees southeast of the bright star Capella. The photo was taken by James Foster with a Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P (10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope). The total expoaure time was 24.5-hours with a monoichrome ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro camera thru narrow-band 3 nm Hydrogen-alpha, Oxygen-III and RGB filters
file: RiceHatSh2-224HORGB3C-1asm.jpg
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Photographic Data
Date:
December, 2024


telescope:
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P (10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector)
Apereture: 10-inch (250 mm)
Focal Ratio: f/4
FL= 1,000 mm
mildly cropped photo
 
mount:
iOptron CEM60

imaging cameras:
ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro monochrome camera with filters
mildly cropped image

exposure & filters:
Total exposure time 24.5-hours.
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Hydrogen-alpha, 3nm OIII, Red, Green, & Blue filters were used at 707 min, 664min, 33min, 35min, & 35min, respectively.

 
processing
ASI Studio and Adobe Photoshop Elements

photographic site:
Pinon Pines Estates (Frazier Park California)
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevation)
 
 
Rotated, croped and adjustment image of the photo above

Rice Hat Nebula (Sh2-224) -- rotated amd cropped
S
ame as above but rotated, cropped and adjusted
file: RiceHatSh2-224HORGB3C-xr3.jpg
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