Sh2-54 - The Serpent Nebula - 8.9 Hours of SHO

by Cosgrove's Cosmos (Patrick Cosgrove)

Objects in field: NGC 6604, LBN 72, Sh2-54

Equipment: Astro-Physics StarFire EDT 130mm f/8.35, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

Integration: 8h 55m

This is SH2-54, located 6,000 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens Cauda. This is the result of 8.9 hours of narrowband exposure taken on my Astro-Physics 130mm platform. This object is not as well-known, and I was intrigued by it when I spotted it in the Sharpless Catalog. This is also my first narrowband image of this year, and the first done from my new Observatory. I did run into…