Abell 59
Abell 59 is a small (94 arc seconds) planetary nebula that is rarely imaged, despite its relative brightness. Indeed this image was capturing during a full moon.

TARGET
Nomenclature: Abell 59
Right Ascension: 19:18:40.0
Declination: +19:34:32.99
Size: 94 arc seconds
Discovery: Unknown
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
OIII 3nm: 52x900" bin 1x1
Ha 5nm: 40x900" bin 1x1
Red: 21x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 19x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 28 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.368 degrees
Capture dates: 2-6 August 2023
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
OIII 3nm: 52x900" bin 1x1
Ha 5nm: 40x900" bin 1x1
Red: 21x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 19x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 28 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.368 degrees
Capture dates: 2-6 August 2023
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: