Gowri Visweswaran

Entrant Statement: SH2 263 is also referred to as The Raspberry Nebula, it is a faint, diffuse reflection and emission nebula in Orion, sadly it is overlooked in favor of the better known nebulae in Orion.Presenting this subtle and delicate nebula, and the small galaxies too.The mix of nebulosity and small galaxies appealed to me and I processed this image to attempt to harmonize and balance both.

Location: Observatorio El Sauce

Equipment: Telescope:Planewave CDK700, Cameras: FLI ML16803, Filters: Chroma LRGB 2 inch

Exposure: 900 sec exposures. 100 exposures of LRGB total.

Total Integration Time: 25 hours