The Ghost Nebula or VDB 141 is a reflection nebula is located in the constellation Cepheus in the vicinity of the Iris Nebula. Illuminating the nebula is a new star still in the formation process identified as BD+67 1300 and is of type FU Orionis which is quite rare and exhibits vey unusual brightening and dimming behavior. |
Location / Date |
Mt Parnon 20-22 July 2012 in 6th National Star Party of Greek Amateur Astronomers |
Telescope |
GSO Richey Cretien 10" - AP CCDT67 Focul Reducer f 5,3 |
Mount |
Celestron CGE Pro |
Camera |
QHY9 KAF 8300 mono CCD, Temp -25 C |
Guidingδ | ΤS 65 APO, SX Lodastar |
Filters / Exposures |
L 25x900 sec bin 1x, RGB 6x600sec bin 1x |
Total Exposure Time |
9,5 ~ Hours |
Software |
Nebulosity 3, Maxim DL, Pixinshight, Photoshop CS5. |