Not too many images of this object out there... actually I couldn't find any!
So here's a two panel HaRGB mosaic of Sharpless Sh2-12 & 13 (aka Gum 67 & 68, RCW 132) featuring M6 created with data all gathered one clear and very cold night in Kilmore, country Victoria, Australia. Moonset was at 1am so it was Ha before 1am and RGB afterwards.
It's an overlooked feint-ish target, but it's rich in Ha and has some pretty interesting Dark tower-like extrusions in Sh2-12 (the big one) and a Masterchef style Ha plate wipe in SH2-13 (the smaller one). My kids think M6 looks like a butterfly fluttering towards red flowers, so ... Paradolia rules again!
Very happy to get the entire data set in a single clear night, despite mist lurking and fog threatening!
Hard to keep the motivation going to get up at 1:30am for the Meridian flip and again at 4am to finish the second panel of the mosaic with the temperature at a chilly 1degreeC. Brrrrr... the joys of manual Ap with a mac - No auto plate-solving or Meridian flips for this diehard!
2 Hrs Ha x 20min subs, 40mins ea RG&B x 5 min subs ea. per panel.
High Res
HERE
I'm slowly getting better at processing HaRGB, but as always C&C are welcome
