Abell 31
Awarded British Astronomical Association Picture of the Week 20 March 2022
Awarded Amateur Astronomy Picture Of The Day 26 March 2022 www.aapod2.com/blog/Abell-31

Abell 31 is an evolved planetary nebula in the constellation Cancer.  It is estimated to be 2,000 light years from Earth.

TARGET
Nomenclature: Abell 31
Right Ascension: 08:54:13.20
Declination:  +08.53.53.02
Size: 970 arc secs
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters

IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 10x300"
Green: 24x300"
Red: 27x300"
Ha: 76x900" bin 1x1
OIII: 76x900" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 43 hours 5 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.531 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.357 degrees
Capture dates: 28 February - 9 March 2022
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING:
CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS2

Ha image

OIII image

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