Observation by Callum Potter: Campbell's Hydrogen Star

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Callum Potter

Observer

Callum Potter

Observed

2023 Jul 15 - 10:00

Uploaded

2023 Aug 03 - 14:11

Equipment

iTelescope T21

Location

Utah, USA

Target name

PK 64+5.1

Title

Campbell's Hydrogen Star

About this image

My pick for the Deep Sky Section object of interest for July was Campbell's Hydrogen Star (PK 64+5.1) - a star that turned out to be a planetary nebula. It has an unusual pinkish hue as a strong emitter in Hydrogen (H-alpha and H-Beta) but has very little emission in OIII (which is common in PNe).

As the nights in Orkney were too bright for observing, I used a remote telescope in Utah (iTelescope T21).

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campbell_20230715_cpotter_lo.jpg (1.5 MB)

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