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Sh2-54

Sh2-54 — Emission Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Serpens
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Serpens
Right ascension
18h 25m 00s
Declination
-11° 39′ 00″
Magnitude
Not recorded
Angular size
140′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
May, June, July, August, September
Catalog IDs
Sh2-54

About this target

Large HII region in Serpens associated with the NGC 6604 region. Approximate imaging footprint.

Recommended telescopes

William Optics
300mm f/4.9 · 61mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Radian
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
269mm f/4.8 · 56mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
260mm f/5.2 · 50mm aperture
Frames 45% 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 6.88° × 4.58°
Scale 4.08″/px
Target fills 51% of frame
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FOV 7.50° × 5.00°
Scale 4.46″/px
Target fills 47% of frame
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FOV 7.67° × 5.11°
Scale 4.55″/px
Target fills 46% of frame
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