Deep Sky Object in Summer
Sh2-59 & Sh2-60 (Diffused Nebulae in Scutum)

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Date & Time: Jun 16 2023, from 23:02 to 24:08 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: AF zoom-Nikkor 80-200mmF2.8ED (f=200mm, stop: F4.0)
with IDAS LPS-D1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
CMOS Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -15°C)
Location: Koumi town, Nagano pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...16bit FITS, converted to 16bit TIFF(6248×4176)
Device Size...23.5×15.7mm, Gain...100


Sh2-59 / Diffused Nebula, type 5 E
R.A.18h 37m 03.8s (2000.0)
Dec.-07°37' 30" (2000.0)
Apparent Size20'
Real Size100 light yrs.
Magnitude -
Distance17,600 light yrs.
Other IDsLBN 80
Sh2-60 / Diffused Nebula, type 4 E
R.A.18h 36m 41.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-06°42' 04" (2000.0)
Apparent Size15'
Real Size30 light yrs.
Magnitude -
Distance7200 light yrs.
Other IDsLBN 82
At the central part of Scutum, this image shows you paralleled two Hα emission nebulae in north south direction. They have sizes of 15 or 20 arc minutes and several dark nebulae have been distributed in vicinity. A bright region in left hand side corresponds to the Scutum Star Cloud, one of dense parts in the Milky Way. Sh2-59 in south positions over twice farther than Sh2-60 in north.
Deepsky objects around Sh2-59 & Sh2-60 Nebulae & Star clusters around Sh2-59 & Sh2-60

Italic indicates ID of open clusters



Sh2-54
Around Sh2-62, Sh2-64

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