The Giant Squid Nebula
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Ou4 - The Giant Squid - Planetary Nebula in Cepheus
Image Processing by Bob Fera
Data acquisition by Bob Fera and Steve Mandel
PlaneWave CDK-17 17" f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain
PlaneWave L-500 Mount
Moravian C3-61000 Pro Camera
Chroma Filters
HaOiiiRGB Composite - Ha:900 Oiii:1200 R:300 G:240 B:240 minutes
Sub Exposures: Ha:30x30min Oiii:40x30min R:20x15min G:16x15min B:16x15min Unbinned
Image acquired with Voyager
Processed in Pixinsight, CCDstack and Adobe Photoshop
Taken July, August 2025 from Deep Space Remote Observatories - North at Sierra Remote Observatories, CA