The Squid Nebula (Ou4) and the Bat Nebula (Sh2-129).

 Posted: Jul 22nd, 2026
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar 107PHQ
Camera: QHY268M
Mount: ZWO AM5
Guide Scope: QHY OAG
Guide Camera: Touptek GPM462M
Software: Pixinsight, N.I.N.A, Photoshop
Accessories: askar 0.7x reducer
Exposure:
48 x 600" ISO/Gain: 56 - Ha
107 x 600" ISO/Gain: 56 - OIII
24 x 600" ISO/Gain: 56 - SII
Green, Bortle 4 zone:
 Rostov-Na-Donu, Russia
 Jul 7th, 2026
29 h 50 m
532
Resolution: 4000x2644 px
Scale: 9670 KB
The Squid Nebula (Ou4) and the Bat Nebula (Sh2-129) in the constellation Cepheus.
The object is very faint but beautiful and interesting. This version has a golden-gray tone; there are also versions with white and just bicolor, but a poll in the group showed that most people prefer this one.
Captured 50 km from Rostov-on-Don over 9 nights. Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop, without AI plugins.

P.S. The stars were also captured with the Askar, just through a mask — I like it better this way.

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Wow, what a bright and dense Squid Nebula. I once took aim at it and even fired off 5 or 10 one-minute shots.
23 Jul, 2026 Reply
Anton G Replied to Oeswww
On a single 600-second exposure, it is barely visible; one-minute exposures miss it entirely.
23 Jul, 2026 Reply
Mid-summer, everyone is focused on shooting the Squid Nebula... Great work.
23 Jul, 2026 Reply
Anton G Replied to Maksim Selivanov
To be honest, I wasn't planning to shoot it at all — it wasn't even on my shooting list. I was thinking of shooting Leo, but someone showed me the Squid, and it fit my schedule better since it rose to the required altitude earlier.
23 Jul, 2026 Reply
Maksim Selivanov Replied to Anton G
I've been shooting it since June, a couple of nights weren't enough) hoping to finish it during the next new moon.
23 Jul, 2026 Reply
Это очень красиво! Звездочки RGB делали?
25 Jul, 2026 Reply
Anton G Replied to Iren
конечно, по 10мин в канале
25 Jul, 2026 Reply

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