Sh2-261
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Nebula Orion 6h08.9 +15°49' 30' x 15' 8  

Sharpless 261 (Sh2-261), also known as Lower's nebula, is an emission nebula in constellation Orion. Being too large for the CCD, only the north east portion is shown.

Sh2-261

 

Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
Jan 21, 2023 Centurion
18"
L 1:1
RGB 3:1
L 3x300
R,G,B 300
Max Entropy, LRGB, DDP