ngc 2626 area

[tornado33]

Hi all
I came across this rather obscure nebula amid very faint H alpha nebulosity on left side and possibly dark nebulae. The strange shadowlike appearance on top part of NGC 2626 is odd. The night was cool and rather dark for Newcastle. Cloud was forming to the east and west but left the imaging area perfectly clear, that is till I was finished, then it quickly clouded over! Talk about good fortune. Object was crossing meridian when I stopped. having to work tomorrow and the sudden arrival of the clouds stopped any chance of a meridian flip

Image is 12x5 mins ISO400. Totally unfiltered so as to recieve near IR light as well. Modded 350D. 10 inch f5.6 newtonian. Offaxis hand guided
Image could do with more then 1 hour. Ideally several hours at a darker location would have gone great.
Scott

[Paul Haese]

A nice image Scott, but I feel that maybe the subs could be double or triple that length. Not sure what this would present for you. Hand guiding for that time is hard work I know, but light pollution might be a major concern for you. That said though it might reveal more of the lovely nebulosity and dark dust lanes.

[jjjnettie]

It's beautiful Scott.

[tornado33]

Thanks all
I normally do 10 minute subs but the threatening cloud made me keep them to 5 mins incase I lost too many to cloud.
Scott

[jjjnettie]

Scott, you've got to grab your subs which ever way you can. The last 8 months has been a disaster Astronomy wise.

[h0ughy]

yes Scott that cloud certainly killed us off this evening. I look forward to you doing this area again - and longer. looks an interesting area

[Lester]

That's an interesting nebula Scott, thanks for the view. Hope you can get more images of it soon.