Scope: Takahashi FSQ 106 Refractor
Piggypacked to 8" LX200
Autoguided using SXV-H9 autoguider
10x10 min Ha, 2x10 min RGB
Site: Anza Borrego Desert
Temp: 34 degrees; calm
Embedded within this supernova remnant
is a neutron star - the collapsed
core leftover from the violent explosion
of a massive star 30,000 years ago.
This supernova remnant is located 5,000
light-years away in the constellation Gemini.
Image Acquisition: Bob Lockwood
Image Processing: Michael Caligiuri
