The “Jellyfish Nebula” is actually the remnants of a supernova explosion roughly 32,000 years ago. Located about 5,000 lightyears from Earth in the constellation Gemini, this massive object is about 65% larger than a full moon in the night sky.
This highly dynamic region was a treat to capture and process!
Full frame photo available at https://app.astrobin.com/i/gqn018
Light frames: 75 x 600s, total integration time 12 hours 30 minutes (2 nights).
Equipment:
- Telescope: Apertura 90mm Triplet Refractor
- Main camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 2"
- Mount: ZWO AM5N
- Guidescope: Apertura 32mm
- Guide camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
Processing:
- Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
- RC Astro BlurXTerminator
- RC Astro NoiseXTerminator
- RC Astro StarXTerminator
- Adobe Photoshop 2026
by spidermanbyday