Capturing the Lion Nebula - Happy Halloween

Sharpless 2-132 (Sh2-132, also called the Lion Nebula) is a faint emission type nebula on the Cepheus/Lacerta border. It is estimated to be about 10,000 to 12,000 light years away from Earth.

I captured it in narrowband filters and processed it in the Hubble Palette. I also included a surface animation captured using my DayStar Quark and Explore Scientific AR102. Here are the specs:

Target: Sh2-132

Imaging Telescope: Orion ED80T CF

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Focuser:
MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus

Focal Reducer: Orion .8 Reducer

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster

Frames:

Optolong Ha: 142x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Optolong OIII: 157x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15)
Optolong SII: 135x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)

Integration: 28.92 hours

Guide Scope: ZWO 60mm Guide Scope

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI224MC

Guide Software: PHD2

Calibration Frames:
Darks: 50, Bias: 200, Flats: 50

Capture software:
Sequence Generator Pro (SGP)

Stacking software: PixInsight

Post Processing: PixInsight, PhotoShop

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