​Sh2-60 - Bright nebula in Scutum

• DS8300m + 3nm H-alpha filter on 120mm refractor @ f/~3.75

A research scientist with ~50 years experience in structural geology (fieldwork and theory), starting in Britain, in France and 30 years with the Geological Survey of Canada (now retired), I have recycled into planetary geology by combining my twin passions for professional geoscience and amateur astronomy : see 2020 and 2023 papers + "unpublishable" (!) 2024 manuscript

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