Sharpless 140

Here is a rather obscure object - Sharpless 140. I got the data on it back in October. A full size image and exposure / processing details are at:

http://jthommes.com/Astro/SH2-140.htm
(be sure to click on the image for full size)

I suspect the region toward the upper left is somewhat dust strewn. This field is only 32 arc minutes wide. I wonder what a larger deeper field might show?

C8 (203 mm) at f/4.8
Artemis285 - Ha RGB
G11/Gemini
guiding - Megrez II 80 mm, 1350 mm FL, DSI Pro, K3CCDTools
Ha:R:G:B 80:12:12:12

Very interesting object, Jim! Nicely done, too!

Eric

Jim,

Nice catch!Looks very good.
Sure don't see this one imaged much.

Jason

Jim Thommes said:
........I wonder what a larger deeper field might show?

What a wonderful catch, Jim.
Spitzer targeted this area because it's a strong star forming region:
http://sscws1.ipac.caltech.edu/Imagegallery/image.php?image_name=ssc2004-07a
Yours is a fine introduction to this area.

dan

Thanks for the comments guys....

Dan, thanks for the link on the IR image. It is amazing that the bright stars in the IR image are totally obscured in my visible light image.

Richard, I should try a wider image with some long exposures. Still visible light though. It would be interesting to have IR optics and sensors, but I think I heard somewhere it is difficult to do IR through Earth's atmosphere. But I really have no idea.