C49

Posted: Feb 21st, 2026

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: SkyRover 50SAW

Camera: QHY miniCAM8M

Mount: ZWO AM3

Guide Scope: SVBony SV165

Guide Camera: ASI120MM

Software: NINA, PixInsight

Accessories: Gemini AF

Exposure:

10 x 60" ISO/Gain: 9 - R

10 x 60" ISO/Gain: 9 - G

10 x 60" ISO/Gain: 9 - B

30 x 180" ISO/Gain: 9 - S

30 x 180" ISO/Gain: 9 - H

30 x 180" ISO/Gain: 9 - O

Gray, Bortle 2 zone:

Aktau, Kazakhstan

Feb 20th, 2026

5 h 0 m

180

Resolution: 3824x2139 px

Scale: 5990 KB

Maksim Selivanov

The first and likely the last object of the winter.

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Oeswww

I like it. I have zero [shots] over the winter, even though I live in the south of Russia (Krasnodar).

23 Feb, 2026 Reply

Foxcub

That's Shai-Hulud!

23 Feb, 2026 Reply

Maksim Selivanov Replied to Foxcub

Yeah, looks like it)

23 Feb, 2026 Reply

Konfuz

If you change the color of the oxygen in the center of the Rosette Nebula, will it look okay?

23 Feb, 2026 Reply

Maksim Selivanov Replied to Konfuz

Well, ideologically it would be correct to remove the magenta, but on the other hand, in the center the Ha and OIII are so densely mixed that it really should be magenta.
I have a couple more versions, including the "proper" one with the center adjusted—I don’t want to flood the feed with similar-looking work.

24 Feb, 2026 Reply