James Janusz 2000 thru 2026 All Rights Reserved
Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 Starfire Description:Sh2-224 is a faint supernova remnant in the constellation Auriga, and is one of 313 H II emission regions cataloged by the astronomer Stewart Sharpless in 1959. Sh2-224 exhibits not only hydrogen emissions but also has a bit of ionized oxygen (the blue-green arcs). It is unusual for a supernova remnant...in addition to a more or less spherical shell, it has an additional wing or hat-like structure on one side. Astronomers thought that this may have been the result of the expanding spherical shock wave hitting a boundary in the surrounding gas, and expanding into a region of much lower density.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO Constellation:Auriga.
Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro Monochrome Camera. Remotely Imaged With Voyager.
Guiding:ZWO ASI174 guide Camera and 60mm Guide Scope Type: Super Nova Remnant.
Exposure: Twentyfour, five Minute, RGB and Narrow Band, Sub Exposures. Position:R.A. 05h 27m 16s Dec +42 58' 16"
Processed using Voyager data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing Date: Jan 2026
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz. Imaging Location: Maor Observatory at Whitetail Hollow
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