Observation by Grant Privett: Hind's Variable Nebula

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2019 Nov 29 - 18:44

Uploaded

2019 Nov 30 - 18:50

Objects

Hind's Variable Nebula
NGC1554
NGC1555

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 04^h22^m
Dec: +19°28'
Position angle: +0°12'

Field size

0°32' × 0°21'

Equipment

Celestron 11" RASA
Starlight 694 mono CCD
Dew heaters turned up to 11!

Exposure

20 x120s

Location

Salisbury

Target name

Hind's Variable Nebula

Title

Hind's Variable Nebula

About this image

I waited for this to cross the meridian and then took 40minutes worth of images. Halfway through I found the corrector plate was starting to frost up and so applied a second dewheater. Not sure it did the focus much good.

Its in Taurus and so near the ecliptic so asteroids are inevitable also in view - 3 can be seen in this image. There were 6 in the full frame.

I really must go deep with this again sometime.

Files associated with this observation

Hinds nebula 30112019 + 3 asteroids.jpg (588.1 kB)

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