Skull Nebula
Skull Nebula: Some 1600 LY away this Planetary Nebula surrounds a dying star, which in this case is a binary system.The extent of the nebula is about 2.5 LY. The central star is becoming a hot white dwarf, the final life stage of a star about the mass of our sun, which will enter this phase in approx. 3.5 billion years.
Object |
Skull Nebula |
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Catagory |
Planetary Nebulae |
Designation |
NGC 0246 |
Constellation |
Cetus |
Optics |
Meade LX 200 GPS 10 inch f/10 x 0.5 Optec NextGen Wide Field Adapter |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
7 x 5min, IDAS LPS filter, Maxim DL for Capturing |
Calibration |
No Dark and Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
TMB 80 as Guide Scope. PHD as Guiding Software. |
Mount |
LX 200 and Equatorial Superwedge |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 13 Oct 2007 |
Remark |
