The Lobster Claw This is what the Lobster Claw nebula…
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The Lobster Claw
This is what the Lobster Claw nebula looked like 11,000 years ago, just as Earth was entering the Holocene epoch where humans moved from hunter-gatherers to settled farming, domesticated animals and building our first cities.
With the mass of nearly 20,000 Suns, this enormous, stunning object is located in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way spiral. I'm thrilled our solar system is finally moving into view of our own galaxy again; so many projects planned for the remainder of the year!
Full frame photo, including the "Bubble Nebula", available at: https://app.astrobin.com/i/4fmpu9
Subs:
* 60 Sii/Oiii frames x 600s
* 20 Sii/Oiii frames x 300s
* 40 Ha/Oiii frames x 600s
* 30 RGB frames x 600s (by accident lol, but the stars worked out fine)
Total integration time: 20h (6 nights)
Equipment:
* Telescope: William Optics Pleiades 111
* Main camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
* Mount: ZWO AM5N
* Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 2", Askar Color Magic E2 2"
* Accessories: ZWO EAF Pro, ZWO 5x2 EFW
* Guidescope: William Optics Guide Star 61
* Guide camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
Processing:
* Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
* RC Astro BlurXTerminator
* RC Astro NoiseXTerminator
* RC Astro StarXTerminator
* Adobe Photoshop 2026
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This is what the Lobster Claw nebula looked like 11,000 years ago, just as Earth was entering the Holocene epoch where humans moved from hunter-gatherers to settled farming, domesticated animals and building our first cities.
With the mass of nearly 20,000 Suns, this enormous, stunning object is located in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way spiral. I'm thrilled our solar system is finally moving into view of our own galaxy again; so many projects planned for the remainder of the year!
Full frame photo, including the "Bubble Nebula", available at: https://app.astrobin.com/i/4fmpu9
Subs:
* 60 Sii/Oiii frames x 600s
* 20 Sii/Oiii frames x 300s
* 40 Ha/Oiii frames x 600s
* 30 RGB frames x 600s (by accident lol, but the stars worked out fine)
Total integration time: 20h (6 nights)
Equipment:
* Telescope: William Optics Pleiades 111
* Main camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
* Mount: ZWO AM5N
* Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 2", Askar Color Magic E2 2"
* Accessories: ZWO EAF Pro, ZWO 5x2 EFW
* Guidescope: William Optics Guide Star 61
* Guide camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
Processing:
* Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
* RC Astro BlurXTerminator
* RC Astro NoiseXTerminator
* RC Astro StarXTerminator
* Adobe Photoshop 2026
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