Found in the constellation Cepheus
The Squid Nebula was discovered within The Bat (Sh2-129) relatively recently.
It is a region of excited Oxygen and lies in the foreground of The Bat (which is just hinted at here via the red background nebulosity.
Camera: Apogee U16M (16803) with Astrodon GenII filters
Scope: 12.5" Planewave CDK
Mount: Paramount ME guided with an ST402ME / Astrodon MMOAG
Exposures:
17 / 14 / 15 x 10 min RGB
24 x 20 min OIII
Image acquisition with CCD-Commander and TheSkyX
Calibration and initial processing in PixInsight
Final processing in Photoshop
Lucknow, Ontario
July 2026