SH 2-142

SH 2- 142

We don’t yet know how old these photons are.

LPBroadband light-pollution filter. Suppresses the sodium and mercury glow of streetlights while passing the main nebula emission lines and natural star colours.

ZWO Seestar S50ZWO Seestar S50Aperture 50mm · Focal length 250mm · f/5 · Apo triplet with ED element · Sony IMX462 colour CMOS sensor (1920 x 1080, 2.1MP)…View equipment →

⧉ 5 versions of this capture — pick one to see its image and log

↻ Revisited — built over 2 nights, the next night

1 19/09/2025 5m (32 × 10s) ZWO Seestar S50 Camera, ZWO Seestar S50
2 20/09/2025 9m (55 x 10s) ZWO Seestar S50 Camera, ZWO Seestar S50

19/09/2025 20/09/2025 The next night

Date: 19/09/2025
Location: 36.3863° N, 28.0411° E
Integration: 5m (32 × 10s)
Software: ZWO Seestar app
Notes: ·
Total effort: 41m over 2 nights
Moon: 🌘Waning crescent, 10% lit
Plate solve
Centre RA: 22h 46m 47.9s
Centre Dec: +57° 58′ 14″
Field: 42.8′ × 76.0′
Pixel scale: 2.38″/px
Orientation: -17.1° E of N
Hemisphere: Northern

Also in this frame

NGC7380

Catalogued objects inside the plate-solved field, nearest the centre first.

TelescopeZWO Seestar S50

CameraZWO Seestar S50 Camera

RigFamily Holiday Rig

Where to find it

Finder chart

Star field and catalogued objects inside the plate-solved field, oriented to the solve. Fully offline, from the bundled star and deep-sky catalogues.

Interactive sky chart centred on 22 46 47.9 +57 58 14. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, click a star or object to identify it. Zoom in to the plate-solved field for the DSS survey photo; zoom out for constellation figures and neighbouring catalogue objects. Fully self-hosted: the star and deep-sky catalogues and the survey image are all served from this site, so nothing external loads. Imagery: DSS2 colour (STScI / POSS-II). Constellation figures © Dominic Ford (GPLv3).

Captured from · Ρόδος (Rhodes)

36.3863° N, 28.0411° E · view on OpenStreetMap ↗ · Place data © GeoNames (CC BY)

Frequently asked questions

What kind of object is SH 2- 142?

SH 2- 142 is an emission nebula.

What are the coordinates of SH 2- 142?

SH 2- 142 sits at right ascension 22h 46m 48s and declination +57° 58′ 14″ (J2000).

When is the best time to photograph SH 2- 142?

SH 2- 142 is circumpolar from around 36°N - it never sets, and rides highest (about 68° altitude) on evenings around September.

What else is in this frame?

The plate-solved field also contains NGC7380.

What equipment was used to photograph SH 2- 142?

This image of SH 2- 142 was captured with ZWO Seestar S50 Camera and ZWO Seestar S50.

How much exposure time went into this image?

This image of SH 2- 142 represents 5m (32 × 10s) + 9m (55 x 10s) of total integration time.

SH 2-142

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