Object data Sh2- 58
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Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4
QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS - LRGB filter, Ha filter 6.5nm
Skywatcher EQ8
L 49x5min / R 18x5 min / G 19x5 min / B 20x5 min / Ha 66x5 min
14 h 20 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced
data acquisition by:
Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
Sh2- 57 / Sh2- 58 in Scutum
Emission Nebula
~6‘
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Sct
2023-06-07+08+09+11+12+14+15+16+17+18
~8.000 light years
Notes:
Sh2- 57 and Sh2- 58 are only apparently neighboring objects. Sh2- 58
has about the same distance as the Scutum Supershell, while Sh2- 57
is much closer to us at a distance of only 5000 light years. Sh 2-57 is
ionized by the B0.5 III giant star BD -8 4623.