NGC 1914 ("Labyrinth") nebula in HOS colors
Description: A rarely looked upon compact (3’ in diameter) NGC 1914 nebula with embedded star association located near the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) with an elaborate and complex internal structure. The nebula appears to have two dim diffuse arms extending asymmetrically up to 10’ from the center. The “Labyrinth” name is proposed due to the seahorse shape dark nebula structure revealed on the inside. Only the brightest core feature (which is about 1.5’ across) is identified in DSS2 and other surveys, missing the details on the periphery. The way how this object may be connected with other diffuse objects found nearby [4] is to be studied further.
[1] https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC%201914
[2] https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc1914-object
[4] https://www.astrobin.com/b6zxbk/
Data source, calibration and processing:
ASA Ritchey-Chretien RC-1000: D=1m, f/6.8 on alt-azimuthal direct drive fork mount, FLI ProLine 16803 with secondary mirror based motorized focusing and automatic de-rotation (Telescope #1 system of ChileScope observatory, Río Hurtado Valley, Chile).
Image Processing: Mark Hanson
Source data and initial calibration/integration:
Alexandr Zaytsev ( https://www.astrobin.com/users/m57ring/ ): 13x Ha + 13x OIII + 13x SII guided 1200 sec exposures (13h of combined integral) collected over 9 imaging sessions carried out on Oct 2, 3 of 2022, Nov 16, 2022, and Feb 12 ,13, 14, 16, 17, 19 of 2023 using Chilescope Telescope #1 system.
