Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: A Skull and Two Galaxies

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2020 Sep 25 - 17:06

Uploaded

2020 Sep 30 - 17:09

Objects

The Skull Nebula (NGC246)

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 00^h47^m
Dec: -11°40'
Position angle: -4°51'

Field size

0°34' × 0°43'

Equipment

APM TMB 152 LZOS Refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120wsg8 cameras

Exposure

Blue: 60x300" Green: 58x300" Lum: 85x300" Red: 61x300" Total Integration: 22 hours

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

NGC 246

Title

A Skull and Two Galaxies

About this image

A two-panel mosaic of NGC 246 - the Skull Nebula, spiral galaxy NGC 255, and dwarf galaxy PGC2689.

Files associated with this observation

NGC246.jpg (928.3 kB)

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Graham Winstanley, Jeremy Shears, Tom Moran, Callum Potter, Geof Lewis, Peter Carson

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