Sharpless 2-278


Combination of 15, 3 minute images using red, green and blue filters.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD camera. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

Sharpless 2-278 is a large but faint emission nebula in Orion, about 4 degrees west of M42. The red and green streaks crossing the image are from geostationary satellites.