Brian Meyers proceeded to catch this mind-boggling shot of Wolf-Rayet 134 in Cygnus with his SVX152T. This variable star is located about 6,000 light-years away from Earth and has a diameter of roughly 7 million kilometers. It is surrounded by a faint bubble nebula that is formed by the star’s intense radiation and fast wind. While its radius is five times that of the sun, it is 400,000 times as luminous, due to a temperature of over 63,000 Kelvin.
According to Brian: A somewhat less popular object, but I think it came off well with the SVX152T.
Other Designations: V1769 Cygni, BD+35 4001, HD 191765, WR 134, HIP 99377, SAO 69541.
Details:
- Ha -17h30’
- OIII - 15h
- RGB - 15min each
- Telescope: Stellarvue SVX152T
- Accessories: Stellarvue SFFX-1, ZWO ASIAIR Plus, ZWO EFW 7 x 2”, ZWO OAG-L
- Imaging Camera: ZWO 2600MM Pro
- Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI174MM Mini
- Filters: Chroma SHO 3nm | Antlia LRGB
- Mount: Sky Watcher CQ350
- Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, ZWO ASIAIR
References:
Wikipedia contributors. (2023, August 18). WR 134. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WR_134
Salvatore Iovene - http://iovene.com/. (n.d.). Wolf-Rayet 134. AstroBin. https://www.astrobin.com/p0yv39/
Universe Guide. (n.d.). WR 134 Star Facts (Type, Distance, Magnitude, Age, Colour, Location and more). https://www.universeguide.com/star/99377/hip99377#:~:text=WR%20134%20radius%20has%20been%20calculated%20as%20being,just%20need%20to%20multiply%20the%20radius%20by