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Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: Two new amateur discoveries (Cop 2 and G...

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2023 Jul 21 - 06:54

Uploaded

2023 Jul 21 - 07:00

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Constellation

Vulpecula

Field centre

RA: 19h37m
Dec: +23°41'
Position angle: -0°24'

Field size

0°37' × 0°25'

Equipment
  • APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
  • QSI6120 CCD Cameras
  • 10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Exposure

A total of 79 hours (HaOIIIRGB)

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

Ou 3, Cop 2, Go 1

Title

Two new amateur discoveries (Cop 2 and Go 1) - and an earlier amateur discovery (Ou 3)

About this image

Two new amateur discoveries (Cop 2 and Go 1) - and an earlier amateur discovery (Ou 3)

When the 2 Belgian amateur astronomers Renauld and Olivier Coppe asked me to image their discovery of a probable planetary nebula (Cop 2) I didn't realise its proximity to another planetary nebula - Ou 3. (Ou 3 is a confirmed planetary nebula discovered by French amateur astronomer Nicolas Outters in November 2009.)
 
The first images revealed that Ou 3 was within the field of view.
So I recentred the imaging to be between the two targets.
Subsequently a small, previously-unregistered possible planetary nebula was found in the top left hand corner of the image. This has now been submitted for registration as Go 1.
Images were captured from my remote robotic dual-rig setup in Spain.

More information at https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/ou3.html

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