The Cosmic Bat Nebula (NGC1788)

A reflection nebula in Orion

It's located north of the famous Witch's Face Nebula.
It's quite difficult to make it look like a bat.

オリオン座にある反射星雲

有名な魔女の横顔星雲の北に位置する。
なかなかコウモリらしく見せるのが難しいな。

Place: Astropical@CSky Observatory (Bortle Class 3, Moon Phase 38.4%)
Shot Date:12th / Jan / 2026 20:07(UTC+7)
TS TSRC10T Carbon Truss Prim Focus (250mm F/8.0 f/2000mm)
Filter: Optolong Ha 3nm,Antlia V-Pro Lumi,SVbony RGB sets
Ha  16X300Secs Total 80minute
L  40X180Secs Total 120minute
R: 14X 180Secs Total 42minute
G: 14X 180Secs Total 42minute
B: 14X 180Secs Total 42minute

Total 5 hours 26 minutes

Palette: Target  L-HaRGB
              Star LRGB
Gain: 200 , Offset 5
CCD: Player One Artemis-M Pro Bin2
Mount :iOptron CEM70G
De-Rotator : Wanderer Mini V2 (90 Deg)
Guide: SVBony 60mm F/4, QHY290C.
Controler: NINA
Pre-Processing APP Drizzle Droplet 0.9 Scale 1,0
Post-Processing PI,PS 
Shot By Taro Seki Astropical.uk

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