Observation by David Swan: 12P

Uploaded by

David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2024 Mar 30 - 19:59

Uploaded

2024 Apr 01 - 11:34

Objects

12P Pons-Brooks

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Aries

Field centre

RA: 02^h04^m
Dec: +23°51'
Position angle: -19°52'

Field size

1°37' × 1°37'

Equipment

iOptron AZ Mount Pro
Celestron 200mm RASA
ZWO ASI533MC

Exposure

9 x 10s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

12P

Title

12P

About this image

Files associated with this observation

12P.jpg (131.0 kB)

Like this image

Callum Potter, Jeremy Shears, James Weightman, Andy Wilson, Dominic Ford, Mark Fairfax, Nicholas Freeman

Comments

Nick James, 2024 Apr 01 - 12:59 UTC

David - Nice image of a difficult to get to object. Definitely worth the effort.

I think it is mirror imaged and that has confused the plate solver. The tail PA is around 30 deg at the moment.

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.