Sharpless 2-87 + Sh 2-88

Posted by dcrowson
on Saturday, December 3, 2016

Sharpless 87 (LBN 136) can be found in the lower center of the image. Sharpless 88 (LBN 149) consists for the brighter nebulosity above the center. Both are located approximately 7,500 light years away in Vulpecula.

Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2

240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours

Imaged on September 26th and 27th, 2016 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.

LRGB - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/31029867070/sizes/l

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