A supernova remnant with filamentary shock fronts drifting through the winter sky in Gemini.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
- What am I looking at?
- A supernova remnant with filamentary shock fronts drifting through the winter sky in Gemini.
- Where is it in the sky?
- Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) lies in Gemini, a winter constellation for mid-northern latitude observers.
- When is the best time to photograph it?
- Gemini is best placed during winter (December through February), when it clears the horizon earlier in the night.
Capture summary
Nebula in Gemini
January 7 & 8
Ha and OIII
Winter target / wide composition
- L-eXtreme 8h 55m 107 frames / January 7 & 8
- Totals 8h 55m January 7 & 8
When to image this target
Nebula in Gemini; best planned for December through February from New Jersey.
Winter targets reward clear, steady nights and usually climb well by late evening.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Emission nebulae are good candidates for narrowband filters; reflection nebulae prefer darker skies.
IC 443 is listed here in Gemini.
Current frame: Narrowband / Ha and OIII.
Live altitude, moon, and filter guidance
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
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Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
Acquisition & processing notes
Filter channels, integration times, and capture dates for this frame. View on AstroBin.
- L-eXtreme 107 frames, 8h 55m, January 7 & 8
- Totals 8h 55m, January 7 & 8
How I captured this
| Channel | Frames | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L-eXtreme | 107 frames | 8h 55m |
| Totals | — | 8h 55m |
- Equipment used
- From my current rig
- Mount
- iOptron CEM60
- Telescope
- Explore Scientific FCD100 127mm Carbon Fiber Triplet APO
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Filters
- Chroma 36mm Ha, OIII, SII, and LRGB (ZWO EFW 7×36mm)
- Focuser / rotator
- MoonLite NiteCrawler
- Reducer
- Starizona Apex ED 0.65×
- Guiding
- ZWO off-axis guider + ASI290MM Mini
- Control / power
- PrimaLuceLab Eagle 4S, Powerwerx PSU, Bioenno field battery, and MEGAbox
