IC 443  " The Jellyfish"
Supernova Remnant
Gemini

 

Image acquired from my driveway in suburban West Knoxville with bright moon and steady skies.
 

Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Takahashi FSQ 106
CFW-8a andCustom Scientific 3nm Hydrogen Alpha filter
SBIG ST 10XME CCD
 

IC 443 is an expansive yet very dim object very near the star Propus in the constellation gemini. Compare with the fainter but larger Supernova remnant
Simeis 147  located in the constellation Taurus

Exposure Details
 

R=G=B= ( 6  x 600 sec) 60:60:60 + 180  minutes Ha
 

Click this link to see what 450minutes of Ha data on this object looks like !
 

Software

 Acquisition : Maxim DL/CCD  / Robofocus / Focusmax/ The Sky 
Processing :  Maxim ( Wodaski's Debloomer, RC Astro Sigma Reject plugins ) / Registar / Photoshop CS

 

Notes:  Selfguiding with integral guider chip.
Acquisition and calibration in Maxim DL/CCD. Adobe Photoshop used for levels and curves adjustment.
 
 
 

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