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Sh2-129

Sh2-129 — Flying Bat Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Cepheus
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cepheus
Right ascension
21h 11m 48s
Declination
+59° 57′ 00″
Magnitude
Not recorded
Angular size
150′ × 130′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Advanced
Best months
August, September, October, November, December
Catalog IDs
Sh2-129

About this target

Very large, faint. Hosts the OIII Squid Nebula (OU 4); long narrowband integration required.

Recommended telescopes

William Optics
269mm f/4.8 · 56mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Radian
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 51% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
260mm f/3.8 · 68mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Borg
250mm f/4.5 · 55mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 7.67° × 5.11°
Scale 4.55″/px
Target fills 49% of frame
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FOV 7.50° × 5.00°
Scale 4.46″/px
Target fills 50% of frame
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FOV 7.93° × 5.29°
Scale 4.71″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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