(360mm) The Taurus Dark Nebula Complex (LDN1495,LBN782) : Astropical

Astropical

This site is for Astronomy Studies in the Tropics. I'm based in East Pattaya, Thailand, 12.934N, 100.918E, between the sun's northern limit and the Equator. The big advantage of this location is that you can observe both northern and some southern stars at the same time. And it's never cold... lol. I hope to introduce you to the unique celestial opportunities available from this area. Enjoy your observations!! Taro Seki Astropical.uk

The Taurus Dark Nebula Complex (LDN1495,LBN782)

Since the beginning of this season, I have become interested in the dark nebulae, and tried to target a few with the RC10, but the contrast was not as good as I wanted with the long focal length, so I decided to switch to shooting with a short focal length .
While researching various dark nebulae, I found a rather dull area called the Dark Nebula Complex in Taurus, which is contrasted with the Antares Color Complex, so I took a photo of it.

It's a rather dull photo, but with so many dark nebulae close together, it is quite impressive.

今期に入ってから暗黒星雲に興味が出てきて、RC10でいくつか狙って見たが長焦点ではコントラストが思うように出ないのと、そもそも収まりからないものが多いので短焦点での撮影に切り替えることにした。

色々暗黒星雲を調べていたらアンタレスのカラーコンプレックスに対して牡牛座のダークネブラコンプレックスという地味なエリアを見つけたので撮影して見た。

なんとも地味な写真だがこれだけ暗黒星雲が寄り添っているとそれなりに迫力はあるな。

Place: Astropical@CSky Observatory (Bortle Class 3, Moon Phase 12.2%)

Shot1 Date:27th / Dec / 2024 22:24 (UTC+7)

William Optics Z61　WIth JSSS 　(61mm F/5.9 f/360mm)

Filter: Baader SemiAPO

SmiAPO: 24X 300Secs Total 120 minutes

Total 2 Hours

Palette: Target RGB

Gain: 2600, Offset 60