Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

Sh2-12 and M6

Emission Nebula Sh2-12 and M6
Date/Place2009-05-28 at Farm Hakos, Namibia
CoordinatesAR 17h 36m 41s DEC -32° 38'08"
InstrumentTakahashi FSQ85ED
CameraModified 450D
IntegrationIntegration of 16x480sec. @ ISO800. Pre-processing by IRIS. Stacking and stretching by PICTools. PostProcessing by PixInsight LE.
CommentVery interesting area. I personally like the contrast between the M6 open cluster and the central emission nebula. It might be also insteresting to shoot B273 (upper left in the image) with a longer focal length.