Location & Date	Backyard, Abbott Observatory- Long Island, NY,  August 2022
Telescope	TMB130SS  910mm F/7 APO, Moonlite focuser, Losmandy G11 Gemini Image scale 1.54 arcsec/pixel
Camera	SBIG ST-10XME Baader Ha SII OIII  5nm  filters CCD temp -10°C
Exposures	Ha-12x10m  OIII-9x10m  SII-9x10m  Bin 1x1 for each of the 6 panels
Planning & Acquisition	Sequence Generator Pro Mosaic Tool - 6 panel Mosaic
Processing	CCDStack -  Calibration, Debloom Astro Pixel Processor - frame processing and mosaic assembly Adobe PS -  Ha SII OIII combine using a modified HST palette, JPEG conversion RC-Astro Star XTerminator & NoiseXTerminator This is a 6-panel mosaic using the HSO pallette where Ha=green, SII=red and OIII=blue

  Sh2-132, also known as the Lion nebula, is located in the constellation Cepheus. Its distance is estimated to be 10,000-12,000 light-years away and has a size of approximately 250 light years. This is a complex molecular structure with regions of strong ionized gasses of hyodrogen (Ha), oxygen (OIII)and sulphur (SII) plus areas of thick dust which forms several dark nebulas. Starting with the head of the lion at the upper left, this is an area of strong  hydrogen emissions (green hues) and sulphur emissions. The golden hues are a combination of hydrogen + sulphur emissions. The golden tail can be seen running down the lions back and turning upwards at the rear. Within the lions head are Wolf-Rayet stars - WR 153ab (HD 211564 and HD 211853). WR153ab are large, bight hot stars with strong solar winds. These strong winds help trigger the formation of additioanl star clusters.

  The lower body has strong oxygen (OIII) emissions as shown in blue hues.