Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC 1501 Planetary Nebula in Cameloparda...

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2025 Dec 27 - 22:04

Uploaded

2025 Dec 29 - 11:21

Objects

The Camel Eye Nebula (NGC1501)

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 04^h06^m
Dec: +60°55'
Position angle: +177°27'

Field size

0°09' × 0°09'

Equipment

60cm f/6.5 CDK Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount

Exposure

90sec.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC 1501 Planetary Nebula in Camelopardalis

Title

NGC 1501 Planetary Nebula in Camelopardalis

About this image

This interesting mag. 11.5 planetary nebula is the Deep Sky Section's December 'Object of Interest'. It was discovered by William Herschel in November 1787. The central star is mag. 14.5 Wolf-Rayet star.

The irregular boundary and complex structure of the shell is well seen in this PIRATE image.

Files associated with this observation

NGC1501 v3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (163.0 kB)

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