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Dark Doodad Nebula With SQA85 and QHY268C

Astrophoto by Nazmus Nasir (Naztronomy)

Dark Doodad Nebula With SQA85 and QHY268C

About this image

This is the Dark Doodad Nebula along with globular cluster NGC 4372 at the base. The glob was was extremely difficult to process so don't pixel-peep! This is a 3 hour integration from the Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory using the SQA85 telescope and QHY268C camera with no filter. See full res on astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/u5teqw

Gear & Acquisition

  • Telescope
  • Camera
  • Mount Proxisky UMI-20s
  • Filters Antlia ALP-T 5nm Dualband
  • Exposure 36x300s
  • Integration 3 hours
  • Guiding ZWO 30F4 + ASI120MM Mini
  • Software Siril, NINA, PixInsight, PHD2
  • Location Bortle 1, Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory, South Africa
  • Date March 2026

Tags

deep sky nebulae southern hemisphere star clusters

Details

  • Resolution 2049 × 1411
  • Megapixels 2.9 MP

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