Observation by Grant Privett: Crab nebula in polarised light

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2010 Nov 11 - 22:40

Uploaded

2019 Jan 11 - 22:44

Objects

The Crab Nebula (M1)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 05^h34^m
Dec: +22°00'
Position angle: +0°04'

Field size

0°08' × 0°08'

Equipment

Newtonian 10" f4.3
EQ6 mount
Starlight SX7
Cheap linear polariser
AA7 + Python

Exposure

10x60s each band

Location

Salisbury

Target name

Crab nebula

Title

Crab nebula in polarised light

About this image

A first cut at a polarised light image of M1 using 2 images with the polariser perpendicular to each other and a simple unfiltered luminance image.

All colour is fake but related to magnetic fields strengths etc.

Files associated with this observation

pi crab lrgb.jpg (122.1 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, Andy Wilson, john simpson, David Swan, Dr Paul Leyland, Callum Potter, Robin Leadbeater

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