Sh2-129 The Flying Bat Nebula
Image information:
| Date: | 07/10/2010 |
| Equipment: | SBIG ST2000XM with CFW10 using 5nm Astrodon Ha filter and Astrodon I series Gen II RGB filter set through Voigtlander 125mm Macro APO Lanthar telephoto lens on Losmandy GM8 mount. Lens was working at f4. |
| Image type: | Ha(Ha+R)GB |
| Exposure time: | 9X8min Ha binned 1X1, RG&B 8X6min each binned 1X1 |
| Comment: |
Object information:
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Object designations: |
Sh2-129, the Flying Bat Nebula |
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Object type: |
Diffuse emission nebula |
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Object size: |
140' |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
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Comment: |
Sh2-129 is very large, but dim nebula in Cepheus, some 4 degrees west of the well-known large nebula IC1396. It surrounds a group of stars that give it the ultraviolet radiation required for the ionization of the hydrogen gas. It has diameter of 55ly and its distance from us is 1300ly. |