The Spaghetti Nebula

The Spaghetti Nebula, also known as Simeis 147 or Sharpless 240, is a supernova remnant between the constellations Auriga and Taurus. It’s a very faint nebula, relatively recently discovered in 1952 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory by Grigory Shajn and his team.
The nebula exhibits an almost spherical shell with a filamentary structure. It has an apparent diameter of about 3 degrees, a distance of approximately 3.000 light-years, and an estimated age of around 40.000 years. At this distance, its span is roughly 160 light-years.
Here’s a full moon next to the nebula for size comparison:
Details
- Scope: Askar 103APO
- Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
- Camera: Canon EOS 6Da
- Filter: Antlia TriBand RGB Ultra
- Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 GT
- Guiding: Svbony SV165 Guide Scope with ZWO ASI 224MC
- Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
- Color Palette: Foraxx
- Exposure Time: 14hrs 30min
Objects
- Simeis 147 / Sh2-240 (Spaghetti Nebula)
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