February, 2025 Image of The Month, SH 2-308, The Dolphin Head Nebula
object: The Dolphin Nebula (SH 2-308)
imaged by: Jim Johnson
image capture/processing details:
HOO Palette
Tele Vue NP101is/ZWO ASI6200MM-P
Scout Key, FL (Winter Star Party 2025), Bortle 3
Ha 20 x 600s = 3:20
OIII 26 x 600s = 4:20
Total integration: 7:40
May 2024 OOTM was M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy.
object: Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
imaged by: Jared Case
image capture/processing details: Captured with a 130mm Refractor, at 737mm focal length. The camera was a monochrome 2600MC.
Red : 1hr 15min @ 180s
Blue : 1hr 15min @ 180s
Green: 1hr 15min @ 180s
HA : 2hrs 4min @ 240s
Lum: 4hrs 40min @ 180s
location: Highland, MD
date: May 2024
April 2024 OOTM was the North American Total Solar Eclipse.
Object: Cave Nebula (Sh2-155), a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus.
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: Shot with a monochrome camera using narrowband filters. The image contains over 12 hours of data and was processed using the SHO palette. The telescope used was a 130mm refractor.
Location: Highlands, MD
Date: November 2023
June/July 2023 OOTM was the Veil Nebula
Object: Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC 6995 Imaged by: Ken Everhart
Image capture/processing details: Click on the image
Location: Hanover, MD
Date: July 2023
August 2023 OOTM was objects within the constellation Cygnus.
Object: Crescent Nebula
Imaged by: Ken Everhart
Image capture/processing details: Click on the image
Location: Hanover, MD and Alpha Ridge Park
Date: August 2023
September 2023 OOTM was Elephant’s Trunk Nebula.
Object: Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, IC 1396
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: The image is a combination of Ha, Sii, and O3 data combined in SHO; over 16 hours of data. Shot with a monochrome ZWO 2600MM and a 130mm Refractor.
Location: Highlands, MD
Date: Three nights in September 2023
October 2023 OOTM was Lion Nebula (Sh2-132).
Object: Lion Nebula (Sh2-132)
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: 350mm Refractor and 2600MC camera. Over 8 hours of integration; processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Location: Highland, MD
Date: October/November 2023
January / February 2024 OOTM was the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443).
Object: Cave Nebula (Sh2-155), a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus.
Imaged by: Jared Case
Image capture/processing details: Shot with a monochrome camera using narrowband filters. The image contains over 12 hours of data and was processed using the SHO palette. The telescope used was a 130mm refractor.
Location: Highlands, MD
Date: November 2023