Sh2-265 and VdB 38

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Orion is rich with colorful nebulae, and many are far from the most photographed area between M42 and the Horsehead. This region is at the right of the Orion's head, and 2° north of Bellatrix. The colorful nebula at left is VdB 38 (also named/part of Sh2-263 and LBN866). At right lies the large Sh2-265, composed of parts of dust (yellow/orange) and emission nebula in H-alpha (deep red). A much better view of Sh2-265 would be obtained imaging with a H-alpha filter, and I hope to have the opportunity to add this in the future.
In the higher resolution version also many galaxies are visible, e.g. at the top-left (UGC 3293 and PGC 900006) or at righ (behind the nebula, PGC 142816).
Unfortunately I acquired only a single night of data, for a total of less than 4 hours exposure. This object would have required a much longer exposure, and so my result is quite noisy.

Technical Data
Optics TEC 140
Focal Length
1011 mm
Focal Ratio f/7.2
Exposure Time 3 h 50 min (single exp of 10 min), LRGB 110:40:30:50 min
CCD SBIG STL-11000M
Location Pian dell'Armà (PV, Italian Apennines) at 1350 m height
Date
8 February 2013
Mount Gemini G-41
Tracking Lodestar on an 80mm f/5 refractor
Temperature and humidity T= -11 °C, RH=37-54%
Sky brightness at zenith (with SQM-L) 20.9-21.3 mag/arcsec^2
Notes North at top-left. Thanks to Alistair Symon for having published his inspiring image some months ago.


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