Jim Burnell's CCD Images - Simeis 147 (Sharpless 2-240) in Hydrogen-alpha Light
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Hydrogen-α
Simeis 147 (Sharpless 2-240) in Ha
Object: Simeis 147
(Sh2-240)
Supernova Remnant
 Const.: Taurus
Camera: SBIG STX-16803 Scope: Tele Vue NP101is Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): Hα Exposure: 43x8m (5.73 hrs) Processed by: Neil McMickle
Simeis 147 (Sharpless 2-240) in Taurus. This image is a stack of 43 eight minute exposures shot with a Hydrogen-alpha filter over 2 nights. The images were acquired using an SBIG STX-16803 through a Tele Vue NP101is. The exposures were calibrated and stacked using AIP4WIN V2. Subsequent image processing was performed by my good friend Neil McMickle.
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Simeis 147 (Sharpless 2-240) in Ha