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      Dolphin-Head Nebula in Narrowband  HOO 21h 15m
      Wallpaper author:
      Dave Larkin

      05 Mar 2026

      Dolphin-Head Nebula in Narrowband HOO 21h 15m

      Here is a shot of SH2-308 also designated as Sharpless 308 or Dolphin-Head nebula about 8 degrees south of Sirius in the Constellation Canis Major.Processed with Astro Pix Processor using the Combine RGB tool from created masters to blend into a HOO narrowband image.

      The workflow continued in Pixinsight with Star,Blur and Noise X Terminator suite along with the script Stars Back followed up with Statisticial Stretch brightness and contrast.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      Sh 2-308

      15 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      AUS-2-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 103.55421 Dec -23.9283
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Australia
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        28 Dec 2023 - 12 Dec 2024
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha3147h25m85
      SII2896h50m85
      OIII2967h85

      Dolphin-Head Nebula in Narrowband HOO 21h 15m