Daily Telescope: Meet the Flying Bat and Squid nebulae
Oct 27, 2023 · In this photo, courtesy of Ryan Génier, the large reddish object that covers much of the canvas is the Flying Bat Nebula. It is, essentially, a huge cloud of hydrogen gas. The Squid Nebula is...
SVX90T - The Squid - Stellarvue
Feb 20, 2024 · Brian Meyers caught this excellent image of the Squid Nebula (Ou4) in Cepheus using his SVX90T. Resting roughly 2,300 light-years away from Earth and spanning about 50 light-years in diameter, this nebula is completely surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emissions from the Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129) that sits behind it.
Squid Nebula Ou4 - Telescope Live
Seemingly completely surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emission region SH2-129, the true distance and nature of the Squid Nebula have been difficult to determine. A recent investigation suggests Ou4 is actually located within SH2-129 which is …
The Flying Bat and Squid Nebula, SH2-129 and Ou4 - Sky & Telescope
Aug 1, 2022 · The Giant Squid Nebula in Cepheus, cataloged as Ou4, which lies within the Flying Bat Nebula, SH2-129, both in Cepheus, is extremely faint, and was not discovered until 2011, by amateur astrophotographer Nicolas Outters of France. The field of …
APOD: 2020 October 7 - Ou4: A Giant Squid in a Flying Bat
The Giant Squid Nebula cataloged as Ou4, and Sh2-129 also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, are both caught in this cosmic scene toward the royal royal constellation Cepheus. Composed with 55 hours of narrowband image data, the telescopic field of view is …
Flying Bat and Squid Nebulae - Astrodoc: Astrophotography by Ron Brecher
Oct 28, 2017 · The Squid is a recent discovery, being first observed in 2011 by French astronomer Nicolas Outters. The Squid is thought to lie within Sh2-129 about 2,300 light years away, which makes the Squid about 50 light years in length.
Flying Bat and Squid Nebula - Sky & Telescope
Jun 7, 2022 · Here is another challenge attempted from Bortle 7 backyard in Southern Ontario, Canada. This is the flying bat and squid nebula in HOORGB. The squid nebula (Ou4) in the middle is extremely faint.
Squid Inside Flying Bat | Telescope Live
A very faint but very large squid-like nebula is visible in planet Earth's sky -- but inside a still larger bat. The Giant Squid Nebula cataloged as Ou4, and Sh2-129 also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, are both caught in this cosmic scene toward the royal royal constellation Cepheus. Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the …
APOD: 2014 July 18 - Ou4: A Giant Squid Nebula
Jul 18, 2014 · Explanation: A mysterious, squid-like apparition, this nebula is very faint, but also very large in planet Earth's sky. In the mosaic image, composed with narrowband data from the 2.5 meter Isaac Newton Telescope, it spans some …
Messier 77 - Wikipedia
Messier 77 (M77), also known as NGC 1068 or the Squid Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is about 47 million light-years (14 Mpc) away from Earth, and was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780, who originally described it as a nebula.