The Cosmic Snake: Mandel-Wilson 9 with IC4635 in LRGB
Astrophoto by Nazmus Nasir (Naztronomy)
About this image
This is the Mandel-Wilson 9 nebula, which I'm calling the Cosmic Snake. Amazing nebula seen from the Southern Hemisphere. The Rig had a lot of servere light leaks but I made the best of it. I highly recommend looking at it on Astrobin because you can zoom in to see the tiny galaxies: https://app.astrobin.com/i/qbbxwm The jagged mosaic panels were also a mistake on my part, I forgot to reset the angles when creating the mosaic sequence in NINA but I think it looks kinda cool, it kinda goes with the body of the snake.
Gear & Acquisition
- Telescope
- Camera
- Mount
- Filters ZWO LRGB
- Exposure L: 122x180s, R: 99x180s, G: 113x180s, B: 100x180s
- Integration 22 hours 42 minutes
- Guiding OAG
- Software Siril, NINA, PixInsight, PHD2
- Location Bortle 1, Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory, South Africa
- Date April-May 2026
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Details
- Resolution 2560 × 1143
- Megapixels 2.9 MP
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