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Dark Wolf Nebula

SL 17

Telescope : Takahashi E160ed

Camera : ASI ZWO 6200mm Pro

Mount : Software Bisque Paramount MX+

Focal length : 528mm

Fov : 234 x 156 arcmins

Image Scale : 1.47 arcsec/pixel

Observatory : Deep Sky Chile

Filters: Astronomik MaxFR

R 108x5m G 100x5m B 102x5m

Sii 98x5m Ha 102x5m Oiii 102x10m

Integration: 59h30m

RA: 16h 53m 7s

Dec : -43° 20 31

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Designated SL17 (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), or the Fenrir nebula, lies a dark nebula in the constellation of Scorpius. It takes on the appearance of a baying wolf and is often referred to by amateur astronomers as the Dark Wolf Nebula. Dark nebulae are clouds of dust in space which absorb visible and ultraviolet light from background stars, re-emitting it in infrared wavelengths which in turn cool the gases around for new star creation. They are notoriously difficult to image and process but the Takahashi E160 under the dark skies of Chile do a great job of teasing out the faint details. HaORGB filters were used for traditional processing while the Sii filter acted as the luminance for added detail…. Telescope: Takahashi E160ed F3.3

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