Run­ning Man Neb­ula (Sh2-279)

Running Man Nebula Sh2-279 - Astrophotography Martin Rusterholz

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Sh2-279 is an HII region and bright neb­u­lae that includes a reflec­tion neb­ula loc­ated in the con­stel­la­tion Ori­on. It is the north­ern­most part of the aster­ism known as Ori­on’s Sword, lying 0.6° north of the Ori­on Neb­ula. The reflec­tion neb­ula embed­ded in Sh2-279 is pop­ularly known as the Run­ning Man Nebula.

The image is a clas­sic­al LRGB with long exposed Ha com­bined with the red chan­nel. North is at about 1 o’clock.

[descrip­tion from wikipedia]

Details

Tele­scope:
RCOS 14.5″ f/​8
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Cam­era:
Apo­gee U16M
Fil­ters:
Astro­don Gen2
Expos­ure:
L(HaR)GB 700:(960:260):240:240 min.
Loc­a­tion:
ROSA Remote Obser­vat­or­ies South­ern Alps
Author:
© Mar­tin Ruster­holz, Astrophotographer

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About Me

Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. “Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”. Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion.

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