Abell 16
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 74 March 2020
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine April 2020
Abell 16
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 74 March 2020
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine April 2020
Abell 16 is a rarely-imaged faint planetary nebula approximately 4,500 light-years from earth in the constellation Lynx.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Abell 16, PK 153+22 1
Right Ascension: 06:43:55.46
Declination: -+61:47:24.7
Size: 2.5 arc min
Discovery: George Abell
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: Abell 16, PK 153+22 1
Right Ascension: 06:43:55.46
Declination: -+61:47:24.7
Size: 2.5 arc min
Discovery: George Abell
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 32x1800 bin 3x3
3nm OIII: 7x1800 bin 4x4, 19x1800 bin 3x3
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 10x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 31.5 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.361 degrees
Capture dates: 23-28 February 2020
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
5nm H-Alpha: 32x1800 bin 3x3
3nm OIII: 7x1800 bin 4x4, 19x1800 bin 3x3
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 10x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 31.5 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.361 degrees
Capture dates: 23-28 February 2020
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Ha image
OIII image