• Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula

    Captured by Jahirul Islam

Astrophotography information

Astrophotography Jahirul Islam
Observing location Noakhali (23.02 North, 90.93 East)
Observation date 1 January 2024
Exposure time 47 Minutes
Telescope Unistellar eQuinox 1 (Ashwin 1)
Camera Sony IMX224, 1.27 Mpx
Field of view (resolution) 0.61° x 0.46°  (1.72 arcsec/pixel)
Image processing

Astrophysical information

Object type Reflection Nebula
Constellation Orion
Distance ~ 15000 ly
Angular size ~ 8×6 arcminutes
Physical size ~ 5 ly
Apparent magnitude 8