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Don Goldman
Sharpless 140
Nebula
Sierra-Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
08-16-2007
Description

Sharpless2-140 is located in Cepheus. It was  created by the B0.5 V star HD 211880 exciting the southwest side of the Cepheus Bubble, a large molecular cloud that has a diameter of 500 light years and is 2,700 light years distant.

Technical Details
Exposure Time:
 6.5 hrs; 2 hrs. Lum, 1.5 hrs H-a, 1 hr each R,G,B
Camera:
 SBIG STL11000
Telescope:
 RC Optical 16" f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount:
 Software Bisque Paramount ME
© 2010 Don Goldman
Used with permission, No reproduction of these images are permitted without written approval from Don Goldman.


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