Supernova Remnant in the southern constellation Vela is the closest remnant to Earth. It is “only” 800 light years away from us and it has a diameter of 100 light years. This is the reason why this deep space object didn’t fit in the field of view of my portable 250 mm focal length RedCat.
The initial plan was to make a panorama of two pictures, but the pictures are not perfectly aligned. At least I have one more reason to come back to Namibia ,’-)
| Telescope | William Optics RedCat 51/250 f4.9 |
| Aperture | 51 mm |
| Focal length | 250 mm |
| Mount | iOptron Skyguider Pro |
| Autoguiding | ZWO 178MM, QHY Mini Guide Scope 30/130 mm |
| Camera | ZWO ASI071 MC Pro @-10 °C |
| Filters | Antlia Dual Band 5 nm |
| Exposure | 36x300s, gain 95 |
| Date | 2022-06-01 |
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