Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: Abell 36

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2019 May 27 - 22:46

Uploaded

2019 Jun 10 - 22:49

Objects

Abell 36

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 13^h40^m
Dec: -19°51'
Position angle: +176°45'

Field size

0°29' × 0°22'

Equipment

APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractor
10Micron GM2000 mount
QSI6120wsg8 camera

Exposure

29 hours 10 mins total integration (19x1800s OIII bin 3x3, 16x1800s Ha bin 3x3, 52x600s Luminance bin 1x1, 12x300s Red bin 1x1,

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

Abell 36

Title

Abell 36

About this image

A very faint planetary nebula in the constellation of Virgo. It is at declination -20 and thus very low, even in Spain, just hugging my visible horizon. It is only 800 light years away with a span of 1.5 light years. The central star is estimated to have a temperature of over 73,00K compared with our sun at 6,000K.

Files associated with this observation

Abell36v3.jpg (88.4 kB)

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