Observation by Nick James: Hubble's Variable Nebula

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2023 Oct 23 - 02:39

Uploaded

2023 Oct 23 - 23:24

Objects

Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC2261)

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Constellation

Monoceros

Field centre

RA: 06^h39^m
Dec: +08°43'
Position angle: -0°37'

Field size

0°28' × 0°19'

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

50x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

NGC 2261

Title

Hubble's Variable Nebula

About this image

Last night (Oct 22/23) was remarkably dark and transparent here in Chelmsford through to around 0300 UTC. My telescope image photometry was about as good as good as it gets and my sky was 19.1 mag/arcsec^2 for a field at an altitude of 70 deg. I don't often get nights like this.

This is a fairly deep image of Hubble's Variable Nebula. The main image is a log stretch showing detail in the nebula with the bright, variable star R Mon at the southern tip. The inset shows the same image in negative with an aggressive stretch to show the extent of the nebula.

Files associated with this observation

ngc2261_20231023_023927_ndj.jpg (763.2 kB)

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