Sh2 254, THE MUSHROOM NEBULA on 2024-02-03+4+5+12+13
This photo was taken in Kyle, Texas, under Bortle 5.9 skies, through a 6-inch f/4 Telescope, on a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount, with a ZWO ASI533MC PRO color camera. The total image acquisition time is: 13 hrs 54 min 00 sec. The processing was done with PixInsight. [Full Size View] Full size files are very large and can take a minute to download. After downloading the full-size picture to zoom in or out on a computer hold down the Ctrl key and use the scroll mouse button, or you can press the + or - key.
The Mushroom Nebula is a grouping of 3 nebulas that are
about 8000 light-years distant. Although they are about the same distance away
they do not appear to be associated. The larger but fainter nebula forming the
mushroom cap is SH2-254. The smaller and brighter nebula in the center forming
the top of the stem is SH2-257. The nebula forming the bottom of the stem is
known as IC 2162 or SH2-255. There are two other nebula in the image. To the
right of SH2-257 is the small SH2-256. Towards the bottom of the image is the
small and faint reflection nebula SH2-258.
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