By Mario Rana | 2026-08-25
Revealing the uncommon near one of the most common
On 05/14/2026 by Ogetay Kayali | Website | Starfront Observatories, TX, USA
Common objects sometimes hide the uncommon just besides them. Although Lagoon and Trifid are one of the most commonly images objects, one might think that imaging Chinese Dragon near them would reveal the unseen. However, this dense and rich field covers even more. What most of the telescopes miss here is captured by long focal length scope, Sh2-34 a rarely imaged, faint but big emission target. Under the dark skies, it is possible to see it even in the broadband image here, but once the narrowband is overlaid, it becomes much more clear. This field has more than what it seems to have.
Telescope: William Optics RedCat 51 WIFD
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM
Mount: ZWO AM5
Filters: Antlia 3nm NB, ZWO LRGB
PixInsight and Photoshop is used along with RC-Astro tools.