The Head of the Lion: Sh2-132 (SHO + RGB stars)

by Brian Poole

Objects in field: LDN 1154, LDN 1161, LDN 1163, LBN 471, LBN 473, Sh2-132

Equipment: Stellarvue SVX152T, ZWO ASI1600MM COOL

Integration: 30h 20m

This is the second of seven targets I’m currently imaging each clear night. When my observatory cooperates, I’ve been getting 100+ exposures per night so the data is really stacking up nicely. When it doesn’t, I lose some hair in the morning but it could be worse! I might have overdone it with the saturation, but I really liked how the colors looked on this one. Usually I try to mute the images a…