SH2-263 & vdB38 - The Moldy Strawberry Nebula

Orion is just packed with dust and gas.  Aside from the popular nebula, numerous other nebulae are also present.  This interesting looking object consists of a red emission nebula (SH2-263) and a blue reflection nebula (vdB38).  Together this is called the Moldy Strawberry Nebula although some sites list as the Raspberry Nebula.

I really pushed the processing in order to show the gas and dust  in the background regions and to bring out the colors of the blue and red portions.  Very close by to this object is another Sharpless object, SH2-265, which is a faint emission nebula with two dark nebula embedded into it.  Unfortunately I did not frame it properly in order to get them so I will revisit this object in future. 

SH2-263 & vdB 38 - The Moldy Strawberry Nebula

Home Monroe, CT
Date: 1-29-20, 2-15-20
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
Telescope: Astro-Tech AT115EDT 115mm Refractor Telescope
Barlow: None
Focal Length: 805mm
f/7
Focal Reducer: Astro-Tech 0.8x Focal Reducer/Field Flattener for Refractor Telescopes
Mount: Orion Sirius
Filter Wheel: ZWO EFW 8 x 1.25"
Filter: ZWO L, R, G, B
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Autoguiding: ASI120 Mini attached to an Agena 50mm Guide Scope with Helical Focuser
Exposure: L 110 x 90s, R 39 x 90s, G 39 x 90s, B 44 x 90s
Gain: 139
Offset 21
Temp: -4 C
Processing: APT, PixInsight, Photoshop
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