On this journey we made stops at some pretty freaky targets in the night sky. We saw the Witch Head Nebula in the Constellation of Orion, and then we visited the Ghost of Cassiopeia right over in that constellation. Well let us jump back over to Orion and meet this creepy fellow, appropriately named the Boogeyman Nebula (LDN 1622) 😳. There is not much I can say as to why this target was given that interesting name, other than just “move out of his way” 🙂. LDN 1622 is a dark nebula that sits along Barnard’s Loop against the background of a glowing hydrogen emission region, and is located some 1,500 light years away from Earth.
I have been always intrigued with target, and even more so that someone was able to discover it among a seemingly endless continuum of space. Now that we have found it, we are going to get out of his way 🤣. Until next time, remember to look up and experience an amazing Universe!
Gear: AA Hypercam 26C, Askar 80 PHQ, HEM27 mount, Optolong L-Ultimate; Optolong CLS; ZWO OAG + AA120mc
Exif: Ha – 36 x 5-min lights; RGB – 51 x 5-min lights; Gain 200, Offset 3, TEC @ 10 degrees; 20 darks
Software: SharpCap, PHD2; AstroPixelProcessor, PixInsight; Photoshop