By Nancy Case | 2026-08-24
Lobster Claw Nebula in Cassiopeia, 11000ly, NGC7510 cluster upper left SHO
On 08/21/2026 01:00 am by Andy Dungan | Website | Near Cotopaxi, Colorado USA
This is the second image taken with my new Askar 120APO that has a focal length of 840mm as well as a 120mm objective lens, much bigger than my Askar V at 80mm.
The original stacked images for everything did not give me a hint of how colorful and alive the SHO image would be. The yellowish parts are Ha the redish parts are SII and the blue parts are OIII. Using a mono camera really does create possibilities that are not present with OSC cameras.
Askar120apo@840f7.5, 2600MM Pro g100. [5.3hrs total] R:21x300s G:21x300s B:21x300s
[9.1hrs total] Ha:31x300s O3:40x300s S2:38x300s +darks/biases/flats.
AM5/ASIair+, EAF, Askar OAG with ASI174mini for guiding
PixInsight 100%.
I developed RGB, HOO & SHO images for this image. The SHO image was by far the most interesting and colorful.